Education in Ipeiros, Greece: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 35.4% in 2025, against 34.9% for Greece and 36.9% across the EU; 3rd highest of 13 regions in Greece.
How many people in Epirus have a degree?
59,647 residents of Epirus held a university-level degree in 2021, 186 per 1,000 residents; 10,841 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 2,073 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Epirus?
Unemployment among graduates in Epirus was 11.5% at the 2021 census, compared with 16.0% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Epirus?
The 2021 census recorded 6,903 people in Epirus who cannot read or write, 21.6 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Epirus?
15,703 pupils were enrolled in 180 primary schools in Epirus at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 2,243 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Epirus?
Primary schools in Epirus had 7.0 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 5th lowest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Epirus?
Epirus had 81 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 9,463 pupils and 1,341 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.1 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Epirus?
113 gymnasium pupils in Epirus dropped out during 2023/24, 1.18% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, the highest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many young people in Ipeiros are NEET?
19.7% of young people aged 15 to 29 were neither in work nor in education or training (NEET) in 2025, compared with 13.6% nationally and 11.0% in the EU; 2nd highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 26.7%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Ipeiros are in education or training?
3.9% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025, compared with 5.2% nationally and 13.7% in the EU; 5th lowest of 12 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 1.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Ipeiros have no qualifications?
22.2% of adults aged 25 to 64 had no qualification beyond lower secondary school in 2025, compared with 18.0% nationally and 18.8% in the EU; 6th lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 36.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Ipeiros have?
42.4% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025, compared with 47.1% nationally and 44.3% in the EU; the lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 37.7%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Ipeiros?
Schools in Ipeiros taught 15,838 primary pupils and 20,643 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 12.2% of the labour force in Epirus had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 173 primary pupils in Epirus stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Ipeiros compares with other regions
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Ipeiros ranks 4 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attica | 41.1% |
| 2 | Central Macedonia | 34.6% |
| 3 | Thessalia | 32.9% |
| 4 | Ipeiros | 32.8% |
| 5 | Voreio Aigaio | 31.5% |
| 6 | Dytiki Makedonia | 31.0% |
| 7 | Crete | 29.8% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Ipeiros ranks 8 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 12.1% |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 11.8% |
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 11.5% |
| 8 | Ipeiros | 11.5% |
| 9 | Ionia Nisia | 11.4% |
| 10 | Voreio Aigaio | 11.2% |
| 11 | Crete | 9.0% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Ipeiros ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 7.2 |
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | 7.2 |
| 8 | Central Macedonia | 7.1 |
| 9 | Ipeiros | 7.0 |
| 10 | Ionia Nisia | 7.0 |
| 11 | Crete | 6.4 |
| 12 | Dytiki Makedonia | 5.9 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Ipeiros ranks 1 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipeiros | 1.18% |
| 2 | Sterea Elláda | 1.09% |
| 3 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 1.03% |
| 4 | Voreio Aigaio | 0.88% |
| 5 | Central Macedonia | 0.78% |
| 6 | Peloponnisos | 0.76% |
| 7 | Attica | 0.66% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Ipeiros ranks 2 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ionia Nisia | 24.0% |
| 2 | Ipeiros | 19.7% |
| 3 | Voreio Aigaio | 18.7% |
| 4 | Notio Aigaio | 16.3% |
| 5 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 15.9% |
| 6 | Central Macedonia | 15.2% |
| 7 | Dytiki Makedonia | 15.0% |
Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks (2025)
Ipeiros ranks 8 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 4.6% |
| 6 | Dytiki Elláda | 4.2% |
| 7 | Dytiki Makedonia | 4.0% |
| 8 | Ipeiros | 3.9% |
| 9 | Sterea Elláda | 3.2% |
| 10 | Crete | 3.1% |
| 11 | Notio Aigaio | 2.7% |
Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)
Ipeiros ranks 8 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ionia Nisia | 25.5% |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 24.8% |
| 7 | Crete | 24.0% |
| 8 | Ipeiros | 22.2% |
| 9 | Thessalia | 20.0% |
| 10 | Dytiki Makedonia | 19.1% |
| 11 | Voreio Aigaio | 18.1% |
Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)
Ipeiros ranks 13 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Notio Aigaio | 48.6% |
| 8 | Dytiki Elláda | 48.3% |
| 9 | Crete | 47.5% |
| 10 | Central Macedonia | 46.5% |
| 11 | Attica | 45.6% |
| 12 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 43.7% |
| 13 | Ipeiros | 42.4% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Adults (25-64) with a degree-level education, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6ff9f4bfff72…)
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): 2021 Population-Housing Census tables SAM04 A01 (residents by sex, education and activity status, regional units), SAM04 B03 (same, municipalities), SAM05 A01 (conventional dwellings by occupancy, period of construction and building type), SAM05 A07 (occupied dwellings by floor space per person) and SAM05 B02 (occupied dwellings by tenure), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 86872ba6c2c0…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset trng_lfse_04: Participation rate of adults in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 42ceced85786…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_22: Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1467a7225373…)
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): Primary schools (SED12 tables 01L, 04L, 13L, 14L) and lower secondary schools / gymnasia (SED21 tables 01L, 04AL, 08L, 09L) by region and prefecture, end of school year 2023/24, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ed8244b2e393…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 63810622cd71…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset educ_uoe_enra11: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20b6224cca4f…)
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