Education in Lakonia, Messinia (Peloponnisos, Greece): official figures
24.4% of the labour force in Lakonia and Messinia held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 9th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Lakonia and Messinia have a degree?
34,441 residents of Lakonia and Messinia held a university-level degree in 2021, 149 per 1,000 residents; 5,224 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 561 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Lakonia and Messinia?
Unemployment among graduates in Lakonia and Messinia was 11.6% at the 2021 census, compared with 12.8% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Lakonia and Messinia?
The 2021 census recorded 4,278 people in Lakonia and Messinia who cannot read or write, 18.6 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Lakonia and Messinia?
11,395 pupils were enrolled in 106 primary schools in Lakonia and Messinia at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,530 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Lakonia and Messinia?
Primary schools in Lakonia and Messinia had 7.4 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 15th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Lakonia and Messinia?
Lakonia and Messinia had 49 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 6,630 pupils and 856 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.7 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Lakonia and Messinia?
67 gymnasium pupils in Lakonia and Messinia dropped out during 2023/24, 1.00% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 14th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 15.6% of the labour force in Lakonia and Messinia had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 73 primary pupils in Lakonia and Messinia stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Lakonia, Messinia compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Lakonia, Messinia ranks 44 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Evrytania | 25.1% |
| 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% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Lakonia, Messinia ranks 31 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Lefkada | 11.7% |
| 29 | Thessaloniki | 11.7% |
| 30 | Evvoia | 11.6% |
| 31 | Lakonia, Messinia | 11.6% |
| 32 | Ikaria, Samos | 11.3% |
| 33 | Korinthia | 11.0% |
| 34 | Larisa | 11.0% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Lakonia, Messinia ranks 15 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Korinthia | 7.6 |
| 13 | Achaia | 7.6 |
| 14 | Evros | 7.6 |
| 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 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Lakonia, Messinia ranks 14 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ioannina | 1.12% |
| 12 | Rodopi | 1.11% |
| 13 | Lasithi | 1.01% |
| 14 | Lakonia, Messinia | 1.00% |
| 15 | Thessaloniki | 0.82% |
| 16 | Chania | 0.77% |
| 17 | Argolida, Arkadia | 0.64% |
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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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