Education in Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos (Notio Aigaio, Greece): official figures
24.4% of the labour force in the Cyclades held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 8th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in the Cyclades have a degree?
18,072 residents of the Cyclades held a university-level degree in 2021, 149 per 1,000 residents; 3,092 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 312 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in the Cyclades?
Unemployment among graduates in the Cyclades was 9.5% at the 2021 census, compared with 11.1% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in the Cyclades?
The 2021 census recorded 1,045 people in the Cyclades who cannot read or write, 8.6 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in the Cyclades?
8,703 pupils were enrolled in 83 primary schools in the Cyclades at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,220 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in the Cyclades?
Primary schools in the Cyclades had 7.1 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 18th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in the Cyclades?
The Cyclades had 40 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 4,578 pupils and 742 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 6.2 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in the Cyclades?
24 gymnasium pupils in the Cyclades dropped out during 2023/24, 0.52% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 24th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 12.2% of the labour force in the Cyclades had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 52 primary pupils in the Cyclades stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos ranks 45 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Aitoloakarnania | 25.1% |
| 43 | Pella | 24.6% |
| 44 | Lakonia, Messinia | 24.4% |
| 45 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 24.4% |
| 46 | Lasithi | 24.0% |
| 47 | Kilkis | 23.6% |
| 48 | Voiotia | 23.6% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos ranks 45 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 9.9% |
| 43 | Irakleio | 9.6% |
| 44 | Dytiki Attiki | 9.5% |
| 45 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 9.5% |
| 46 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 8.9% |
| 47 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 8.8% |
| 48 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 8.5% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos ranks 18 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Lakonia, Messinia | 7.4 |
| 16 | Thasos, Kavala | 7.4 |
| 17 | Ileia | 7.2 |
| 18 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 7.1 |
| 19 | Magnisia, Sporades | 7.1 |
| 20 | Fthiotida | 7.1 |
| 21 | Pieria | 7.0 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos ranks 24 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Chios | 0.61% |
| 22 | Korinthia | 0.54% |
| 23 | Ikaria, Samos | 0.53% |
| 24 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 0.52% |
| 25 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 0.48% |
| 26 | Thasos, Kavala | 0.46% |
| 27 | Irakleio | 0.45% |
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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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