Education in Fthiotida (Sterea Elláda, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 28.1% of the economically active population of Fthiotida in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 26th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Fthiotida have a degree?
22,405 residents of Fthiotida held a university-level degree in 2021, 163 per 1,000 residents; 3,416 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 357 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Fthiotida?
Unemployment among graduates in Fthiotida was 12.5% at the 2021 census, compared with 15.2% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Fthiotida?
The 2021 census recorded 2,655 people in Fthiotida who cannot read or write, 19.3 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Fthiotida?
6,662 pupils were enrolled in 65 primary schools in Fthiotida at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 943 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Fthiotida?
Primary schools in Fthiotida had 7.1 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 20th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Fthiotida?
Fthiotida had 33 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 3,892 pupils and 516 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.5 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Fthiotida?
25 gymnasium pupils in Fthiotida dropped out during 2023/24, 0.64% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 18th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 10.7% of the labour force in Fthiotida had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 51 primary pupils in Fthiotida stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Fthiotida compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Fthiotida ranks 27 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Serres | 28.8% |
| 25 | Arta, Preveza | 28.5% |
| 26 | Pieria | 28.4% |
| 27 | Fthiotida | 28.1% |
| 28 | Kastoria | 28.1% |
| 29 | Fokida | 28.0% |
| 30 | Ikaria, Samos | 28.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Fthiotida ranks 18 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Arta, Preveza | 12.9% |
| 16 | Zakynthos | 12.8% |
| 17 | Xanthi | 12.6% |
| 18 | Fthiotida | 12.5% |
| 19 | Kilkis | 12.3% |
| 20 | Magnisia, Sporades | 12.3% |
| 21 | Chios | 12.2% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Fthiotida ranks 20 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Ileia | 7.2 |
| 18 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 7.1 |
| 19 | Magnisia, Sporades | 7.1 |
| 20 | Fthiotida | 7.1 |
| 21 | Pieria | 7.0 |
| 22 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 6.8 |
| 23 | Voiotia | 6.8 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Fthiotida ranks 18 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 21 | Chios | 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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