Education in Evvoia (Sterea Elláda, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 27.0% of the economically active population of Euboea in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 19th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Euboea have a degree?
33,474 residents of Euboea held a university-level degree in 2021, 159 per 1,000 residents; 4,995 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 462 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Euboea?
Unemployment among graduates in Euboea was 11.6% at the 2021 census, compared with 15.4% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Euboea?
The 2021 census recorded 3,929 people in Euboea 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 Euboea?
10,983 pupils were enrolled in 116 primary schools in Euboea at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,393 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Euboea?
Primary schools in Euboea had 7.9 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 5th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Euboea?
Euboea had 39 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 6,611 pupils and 759 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 8.7 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Euboea?
87 gymnasium pupils in Euboea dropped out during 2023/24, 1.30% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 5th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 12.2% of the labour force in Euboea had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 92 primary pupils in Euboea stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Evvoia compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Evvoia ranks 34 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Rethymni | 27.3% |
| 32 | Argolida, Arkadia | 27.2% |
| 33 | Imathia | 27.2% |
| 34 | Evvoia | 27.0% |
| 35 | Xanthi | 26.5% |
| 36 | Rodopi | 26.4% |
| 37 | Korinthia | 26.4% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Evvoia ranks 30 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Thasos, Kavala | 11.9% |
| 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% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Evvoia ranks 5 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Anatoliki Attiki | 8.9 |
| 3 | Xanthi | 8.7 |
| 4 | Larisa | 8.0 |
| 5 | Evvoia | 7.9 |
| 6 | Lefkada | 7.8 |
| 7 | Zakynthos | 7.8 |
| 8 | Ioannina | 7.7 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Evvoia ranks 5 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Serres | 1.67% |
| 3 | Voiotia | 1.46% |
| 4 | Drama | 1.41% |
| 5 | Evvoia | 1.30% |
| 6 | Arta, Preveza | 1.26% |
| 7 | Imathia | 1.24% |
| 8 | Dytiki Attiki | 1.22% |
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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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