Education in Notio Aigaio, Greece: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 22.5% in 2025, against 34.9% for Greece and 36.9% across the EU; 10th highest of 13 regions in Greece.
How many people in the South Aegean have a degree?
50,671 residents of the South Aegean held a university-level degree in 2021, 155 per 1,000 residents; 8,821 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 811 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in the South Aegean?
Unemployment among graduates in the South Aegean was 8.9% at the 2021 census, compared with 10.9% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in the South Aegean?
The 2021 census recorded 3,119 people in the South Aegean who cannot read or write, 9.5 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in the South Aegean?
22,050 pupils were enrolled in 182 primary schools in the South Aegean at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 2,955 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in the South Aegean?
Primary schools in the South Aegean had 7.5 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 3rd highest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in the South Aegean?
The South Aegean had 91 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 11,975 pupils and 1,922 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 South Aegean?
51 gymnasium pupils in the South Aegean dropped out during 2023/24, 0.42% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 5th lowest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many young people in Notio Aigaio leave school early?
11.8% of 18 to 24-year-olds had left education and training early, with at most lower secondary schooling, in 2017, against 6.0% for Greece as a whole and 10.5% across the EU; 4th highest of 9 regions in Greece. In 2012 it was 17.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people in Notio Aigaio are NEET?
In 2025, 16.3% of 15 to 29-year-olds were not in employment, education or training, against 13.6% for Greece as a whole and 11.0% across the EU; 4th highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 22.1%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Notio Aigaio are in education or training?
2.7% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025, against 5.2% for Greece as a whole and 13.7% across the EU; 2nd lowest of 12 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 1.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Notio Aigaio have no qualifications?
28.9% of adults aged 25 to 64 had no qualification beyond lower secondary school in 2025, against 18.0% for Greece as a whole and 18.8% across the EU; 2nd highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 35.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Notio Aigaio have?
48.6% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025, against 47.1% for Greece as a whole and 44.3% across the EU; 7th highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 45.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Notio Aigaio?
Schools in Notio Aigaio taught 22,225 primary pupils and 24,478 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 11.8% of the labour force in the South Aegean had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 155 primary pupils in the South Aegean stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Notio Aigaio compares with other regions
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Notio Aigaio ranks 13 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Crete | 29.8% |
| 8 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 28.8% |
| 9 | Dytiki Elláda | 27.9% |
| 10 | Sterea Elláda | 26.6% |
| 11 | Peloponnisos | 25.8% |
| 12 | Ionia Nisia | 25.6% |
| 13 | Notio Aigaio | 25.1% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Notio Aigaio ranks 12 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 11.5% |
| 8 | Ipeiros | 11.5% |
| 9 | Ionia Nisia | 11.4% |
| 10 | Voreio Aigaio | 11.2% |
| 11 | Crete | 9.0% |
| 12 | Notio Aigaio | 8.9% |
| 13 | Attica | 8.7% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Notio Aigaio ranks 3 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attica | 7.6 |
| 2 | Peloponnisos | 7.6 |
| 3 | Notio Aigaio | 7.5 |
| 4 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 7.4 |
| 5 | Thessalia | 7.2 |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 7.2 |
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | 7.2 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Notio Aigaio ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Peloponnisos | 0.76% |
| 7 | Attica | 0.66% |
| 8 | Crete | 0.56% |
| 9 | Notio Aigaio | 0.42% |
| 10 | Thessalia | 0.38% |
| 11 | Ionia Nisia | 0.34% |
| 12 | Dytiki Elláda | 0.30% |
Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2017)
Notio Aigaio ranks 4 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voreio Aigaio | 17.7% |
| 2 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 12.4% |
| 3 | Dytiki Elláda | 12.1% |
| 4 | Notio Aigaio | 11.8% |
| 5 | Sterea Elláda | 11.4% |
| 6 | Crete | 9.5% |
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 8.3% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Notio Aigaio ranks 4 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)
Notio Aigaio ranks 11 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 12 | Peloponnisos | 2.6% |
Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)
Notio Aigaio ranks 2 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dytiki Elláda | 30.1% |
| 2 | Notio Aigaio | 28.9% |
| 3 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 28.4% |
| 4 | Peloponnisos | 25.5% |
| 5 | Ionia Nisia | 25.5% |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 24.8% |
| 7 | Crete | 24.0% |
Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)
Notio Aigaio ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sterea Elláda | 50.4% |
| 5 | Peloponnisos | 48.7% |
| 6 | Thessalia | 48.6% |
| 7 | Notio Aigaio | 48.6% |
| 8 | Dytiki Elláda | 48.3% |
| 9 | Crete | 47.5% |
| 10 | Central Macedonia | 46.5% |
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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_16: Early leavers from education and training by sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c3cc66b98a4a…)
- 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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