Education in Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos (Notio Aigaio, Greece): official figures
25.6% of the labour force in the Dodecanese held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 14th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in the Dodecanese have a degree?
32,599 residents of the Dodecanese held a university-level degree in 2021, 158 per 1,000 residents; 5,729 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 499 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in the Dodecanese?
Unemployment among graduates in the Dodecanese was 8.5% at the 2021 census, compared with 10.8% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in the Dodecanese?
The 2021 census recorded 2,074 people in the Dodecanese who cannot read or write, 10.0 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in the Dodecanese?
13,347 pupils were enrolled in 99 primary schools in the Dodecanese at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,735 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in the Dodecanese?
Primary schools in the Dodecanese had 7.7 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 9th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in the Dodecanese?
The Dodecanese had 51 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 7,397 pupils and 1,180 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 6.3 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in the Dodecanese?
27 gymnasium pupils in the Dodecanese dropped out during 2023/24, 0.36% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 15th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 11.6% of the labour force in the Dodecanese had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 103 primary pupils in the Dodecanese stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos ranks 39 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Rodopi | 26.4% |
| 37 | Korinthia | 26.4% |
| 38 | Thesprotia | 26.1% |
| 39 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 25.6% |
| 40 | Kerkyra | 25.2% |
| 41 | Evrytania | 25.1% |
| 42 | Aitoloakarnania | 25.1% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos ranks 48 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 49 | Rethymni | 8.0% |
| 50 | Chania | 8.0% |
| 51 | Anatoliki Attiki | 7.6% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos ranks 9 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | Korinthia | 7.6 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos ranks 34 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Pella | 0.40% |
| 32 | Kerkyra | 0.38% |
| 33 | Larisa | 0.37% |
| 34 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 0.36% |
| 35 | Ileia | 0.31% |
| 36 | Pieria | 0.30% |
| 37 | Rethymni | 0.27% |
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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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