Education in Sterea Elláda, Greece: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 24.7% in 2025, against 34.9% for Greece and 36.9% across the EU; 9th highest of 13 regions in Greece.
How many people in Central Greece have a degree?
78,645 residents of Central Greece held a university-level degree in 2021, 155 per 1,000 residents; 11,473 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 1,154 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Central Greece?
Unemployment among graduates in Central Greece was 11.8% at the 2021 census, compared with 15.0% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Central Greece?
The 2021 census recorded 10,327 people in Central Greece who cannot read or write, 20.3 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Central Greece?
25,724 pupils were enrolled in 278 primary schools in Central Greece at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 3,570 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Central Greece?
Primary schools in Central Greece had 7.2 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 6th highest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Central Greece?
Central Greece had 119 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 15,021 pupils and 2,025 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.4 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Central Greece?
165 gymnasium pupils in Central Greece dropped out during 2023/24, 1.09% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 2nd highest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many young people in Sterea Elláda leave school early?
The early school leaving rate was 11.4% 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%); 5th highest of 9 regions in Greece. In 2012 it was 15.5%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people in Sterea Elláda are NEET?
In 2025, 13.5% of 15 to 29-year-olds were not in employment, education or training, compared with 13.6% nationally and 11.0% in the EU; 3rd lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 30.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Sterea Elláda are in education or training?
3.2% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025, compared with 5.2% nationally and 13.7% in the EU; 4th lowest of 12 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 1.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Sterea Elláda have no qualifications?
In 2025, 24.8% of 25 to 64-year-olds had left education with at most a lower secondary education, compared with 18.0% nationally and 18.8% in the EU; 6th highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 40.5%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Sterea Elláda have?
50.4% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025, compared with 47.1% nationally and 44.3% in the EU; 4th highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 40.5%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Sterea Elláda?
Schools in Sterea Elláda taught 25,944 primary pupils and 31,523 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 12.2% of the labour force in Central Greece had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 281 primary pupils in Central Greece stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Sterea Elláda compares with other regions
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Sterea Elláda ranks 10 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)
Sterea Elláda ranks 6 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Central Macedonia | 12.3% |
| 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% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Sterea Elláda ranks 6 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Central Macedonia | 7.1 |
| 9 | Ipeiros | 7.0 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Sterea Elláda ranks 2 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipeiros | 1.18% |
| 2 | Sterea Elláda | 1.09% |
| 3 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 1.03% |
| 4 | Voreio Aigaio | 0.88% |
| 5 | Central Macedonia | 0.78% |
| 6 | Peloponnisos | 0.76% |
| 7 | Attica | 0.66% |
Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2017)
Sterea Elláda ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Central Macedonia | 5.0% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Sterea Elláda ranks 11 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dytiki Makedonia | 15.0% |
| 8 | Peloponnisos | 14.6% |
| 9 | Thessalia | 14.3% |
| 10 | Dytiki Elláda | 14.1% |
| 11 | Sterea Elláda | 13.5% |
| 12 | Crete | 12.1% |
| 13 | Attica | 10.8% |
Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks (2025)
Sterea Elláda ranks 9 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)
Sterea Elláda ranks 6 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 28.4% |
| 4 | Peloponnisos | 25.5% |
| 5 | Ionia Nisia | 25.5% |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 24.8% |
| 7 | Crete | 24.0% |
| 8 | Ipeiros | 22.2% |
| 9 | Thessalia | 20.0% |
Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)
Sterea Elláda ranks 4 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voreio Aigaio | 60.6% |
| 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% |
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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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