Education in Argolida, Arkadia (Peloponnisos, Greece): official figures
27.2% of the labour force in Argolida and Arkadia held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 21st lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Argolida and Arkadia have a degree?
27,202 residents of Argolida and Arkadia held a university-level degree in 2021, 159 per 1,000 residents; 4,184 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 424 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Argolida and Arkadia?
Unemployment among graduates in Argolida and Arkadia was 11.9% at the 2021 census, compared with 13.6% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Argolida and Arkadia?
The 2021 census recorded 2,123 people in Argolida and Arkadia who cannot read or write, 12.4 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Argolida and Arkadia?
8,644 pupils were enrolled in 86 primary schools in Argolida and Arkadia at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,126 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Argolida and Arkadia?
Primary schools in Argolida and Arkadia had 7.7 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 11th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Argolida and Arkadia?
Argolida and Arkadia had 31 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 4,951 pupils and 607 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 8.2 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Argolida and Arkadia?
32 gymnasium pupils in Argolida and Arkadia dropped out during 2023/24, 0.64% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 17th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 12.8% of the labour force in Argolida and Arkadia had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 36 primary pupils in Argolida and Arkadia stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Argolida, Arkadia compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Argolida, Arkadia ranks 32 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Fokida | 28.0% |
| 30 | Ikaria, Samos | 28.0% |
| 31 | Rethymni | 27.3% |
| 32 | Argolida, Arkadia | 27.2% |
| 33 | Imathia | 27.2% |
| 34 | Evvoia | 27.0% |
| 35 | Xanthi | 26.5% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Argolida, Arkadia ranks 26 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Achaia | 12.2% |
| 24 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 12.2% |
| 25 | Thesprotia | 12.2% |
| 26 | Argolida, Arkadia | 11.9% |
| 27 | Thasos, Kavala | 11.9% |
| 28 | Lefkada | 11.7% |
| 29 | Thessaloniki | 11.7% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Argolida, Arkadia ranks 11 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 13 | Achaia | 7.6 |
| 14 | Evros | 7.6 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Argolida, Arkadia ranks 17 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Lakonia, Messinia | 1.00% |
| 15 | Thessaloniki | 0.82% |
| 16 | Chania | 0.77% |
| 17 | Argolida, Arkadia | 0.64% |
| 18 | Fthiotida | 0.64% |
| 19 | Xanthi | 0.61% |
| 20 | Magnisia, Sporades | 0.61% |
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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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