Education in Ioannina (Ipeiros, Greece): official figures
37.5% of the labour force in Ioannina held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 7th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Ioannina have a degree?
34,728 residents of Ioannina held a university-level degree in 2021, 216 per 1,000 residents; 7,368 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 1,719 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Ioannina?
Unemployment among graduates in Ioannina was 10.7% at the 2021 census, compared with 15.2% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Ioannina?
The 2021 census recorded 2,606 people in Ioannina who cannot read or write, 16.2 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Ioannina?
8,179 pupils were enrolled in 77 primary schools in Ioannina at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,063 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Ioannina?
Primary schools in Ioannina had 7.7 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 8th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Ioannina?
Ioannina had 38 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 4,774 pupils and 645 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.4 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Ioannina?
54 gymnasium pupils in Ioannina dropped out during 2023/24, 1.12% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 11th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 9.7% of the labour force in Ioannina had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 131 primary pupils in Ioannina stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Ioannina compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Ioannina ranks 7 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Thessaloniki | 39.6% |
| 5 | Chios | 38.3% |
| 6 | Anatoliki Attiki | 37.9% |
| 7 | Ioannina | 37.5% |
| 8 | Larisa | 35.0% |
| 9 | Achaia | 34.7% |
| 10 | Magnisia, Sporades | 33.2% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Ioannina ranks 37 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Larisa | 11.0% |
| 35 | Voiotia | 10.8% |
| 36 | Evros | 10.7% |
| 37 | Ioannina | 10.7% |
| 38 | Kerkyra | 10.5% |
| 39 | Lesvos, Limnos | 10.5% |
| 40 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 9.9% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Ioannina ranks 8 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Evvoia | 7.9 |
| 6 | Lefkada | 7.8 |
| 7 | Zakynthos | 7.8 |
| 8 | Ioannina | 7.7 |
| 9 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 7.7 |
| 10 | Thessaloniki | 7.7 |
| 11 | Argolida, Arkadia | 7.7 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Ioannina ranks 11 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Dytiki Attiki | 1.22% |
| 9 | Thesprotia | 1.20% |
| 10 | Lesvos, Limnos | 1.15% |
| 11 | Ioannina | 1.12% |
| 12 | Rodopi | 1.11% |
| 13 | Lasithi | 1.01% |
| 14 | Lakonia, Messinia | 1.00% |
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Sources
- 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…)
- 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…)
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