Education in Peloponnisos, Greece: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 25.8% in 2025, against 34.9% for Greece and 36.9% across the EU; 8th highest of 13 regions in Greece.
How many people in the Peloponnese have a degree?
83,423 residents of the Peloponnese held a university-level degree in 2021, 155 per 1,000 residents; 12,733 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 1,358 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in the Peloponnese?
Unemployment among graduates in the Peloponnese was 11.5% at the 2021 census, compared with 13.2% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in the Peloponnese?
The 2021 census recorded 8,307 people in the Peloponnese who cannot read or write, 15.4 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in the Peloponnese?
27,886 pupils were enrolled in 258 primary schools in the Peloponnese at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 3,683 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in the Peloponnese?
Primary schools in the Peloponnese had 7.6 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 2nd highest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in the Peloponnese?
The Peloponnese had 111 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 16,170 pupils and 2,061 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.8 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in the Peloponnese?
124 gymnasium pupils in the Peloponnese dropped out during 2023/24, 0.76% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 6th highest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many young people in Peloponnisos leave school early?
The early school leaving rate was 8.3% in 2017 (18 to 24-year-olds with no upper secondary qualification who are not in education or training) (Greece: 6.0%; EU: 10.5%); 3rd lowest of 9 regions in Greece. In 2012 it was 15.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people in Peloponnisos are NEET?
In 2025, 14.6% 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; 6th lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 31.7%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Peloponnisos are in education or training?
2.6% 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; the lowest of 12 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 1.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Peloponnisos have no qualifications?
25.5% 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; 4th highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 37.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Peloponnisos have?
48.7% 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; 5th highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 41.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Peloponnisos?
Schools in Peloponnisos taught 28,125 primary pupils and 33,502 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 13.6% of the labour force in the Peloponnese had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 166 primary pupils in the Peloponnese stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Peloponnisos compares with other regions
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Peloponnisos ranks 11 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)
Peloponnisos ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Thessalia | 12.1% |
| 5 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 12.1% |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 11.8% |
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 11.5% |
| 8 | Ipeiros | 11.5% |
| 9 | Ionia Nisia | 11.4% |
| 10 | Voreio Aigaio | 11.2% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Peloponnisos ranks 2 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)
Peloponnisos ranks 6 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 1.03% |
| 4 | Voreio Aigaio | 0.88% |
| 5 | Central Macedonia | 0.78% |
| 6 | Peloponnisos | 0.76% |
| 7 | Attica | 0.66% |
| 8 | Crete | 0.56% |
| 9 | Notio Aigaio | 0.42% |
Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2017)
Peloponnisos ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dytiki Elláda | 12.1% |
| 4 | Notio Aigaio | 11.8% |
| 5 | Sterea Elláda | 11.4% |
| 6 | Crete | 9.5% |
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 8.3% |
| 8 | Central Macedonia | 5.0% |
| 9 | Attica | 2.8% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Peloponnisos ranks 8 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 15.9% |
| 6 | Central Macedonia | 15.2% |
| 7 | Dytiki Makedonia | 15.0% |
| 8 | Peloponnisos | 14.6% |
| 9 | Thessalia | 14.3% |
| 10 | Dytiki Elláda | 14.1% |
| 11 | Sterea Elláda | 13.5% |
Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks (2025)
Peloponnisos ranks 12 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)
Peloponnisos ranks 4 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)
Peloponnisos ranks 5 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ionia Nisia | 53.0% |
| 3 | Dytiki Makedonia | 52.6% |
| 4 | Sterea Elláda | 50.4% |
| 5 | Peloponnisos | 48.7% |
| 6 | Thessalia | 48.6% |
| 7 | Notio Aigaio | 48.6% |
| 8 | Dytiki Elláda | 48.3% |
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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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