Education in Karditsa, Trikala (Thessalia, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 29.9% of the economically active population of Karditsa and Trikala in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 19th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Karditsa and Trikala have a degree?
37,170 residents of Karditsa and Trikala held a university-level degree in 2021, 163 per 1,000 residents; 5,250 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 539 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Karditsa and Trikala?
Unemployment among graduates in Karditsa and Trikala was 13.8% at the 2021 census, compared with 17.6% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Karditsa and Trikala?
The 2021 census recorded 7,555 people in Karditsa and Trikala who cannot read or write, 33.1 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Karditsa and Trikala?
10,654 pupils were enrolled in 124 primary schools in Karditsa and Trikala at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,662 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Karditsa and Trikala?
Primary schools in Karditsa and Trikala had 6.4 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 15th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Karditsa and Trikala?
Karditsa and Trikala had 41 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 6,441 pupils and 961 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 6.7 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Karditsa and Trikala?
11 gymnasium pupils in Karditsa and Trikala dropped out during 2023/24, 0.17% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 9th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 14.9% of the labour force in Karditsa and Trikala had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 46 primary pupils in Karditsa and Trikala stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Karditsa, Trikala compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Karditsa, Trikala ranks 19 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 31.0% |
| 17 | Florina | 30.8% |
| 18 | Lefkada | 30.6% |
| 19 | Karditsa, Trikala | 29.9% |
| 20 | Drama | 29.7% |
| 21 | Lesvos, Limnos | 29.6% |
| 22 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 28.9% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Karditsa, Trikala ranks 7 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Imathia | 14.4% |
| 5 | Pella | 14.3% |
| 6 | Florina | 14.0% |
| 7 | Karditsa, Trikala | 13.8% |
| 8 | Pieria | 13.7% |
| 9 | Evrytania | 13.5% |
| 10 | Chalkidiki | 13.4% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Karditsa, Trikala ranks 34 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Chania | 6.5 |
| 32 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 6.5 |
| 33 | Aitoloakarnania | 6.5 |
| 34 | Karditsa, Trikala | 6.4 |
| 35 | Kilkis | 6.4 |
| 36 | Grevena, Kozani | 6.3 |
| 37 | Fokida | 6.2 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Karditsa, Trikala ranks 40 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Rethymni | 0.27% |
| 38 | Zakynthos | 0.27% |
| 39 | Kastoria | 0.24% |
| 40 | Karditsa, Trikala | 0.17% |
| 41 | Florina | 0.15% |
| 42 | Fokida | 0.15% |
| 43 | Kilkis | 0.14% |
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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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