Education in Magnisia, Sporades (Thessalia, Greece): official figures
33.2% of the labour force in Magnesia and the Sporades held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 10th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Magnesia and the Sporades have a degree?
38,311 residents of Magnesia and the Sporades held a university-level degree in 2021, 201 per 1,000 residents; 6,849 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 1,182 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Magnesia and the Sporades?
Unemployment among graduates in Magnesia and the Sporades was 12.3% at the 2021 census, compared with 16.0% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Magnesia and the Sporades?
The 2021 census recorded 2,245 people in Magnesia and the Sporades who cannot read or write, 11.8 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Magnesia and the Sporades?
10,027 pupils were enrolled in 97 primary schools in Magnesia and the Sporades at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,413 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Magnesia and the Sporades?
Primary schools in Magnesia and the Sporades had 7.1 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 19th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Magnesia and the Sporades?
Magnesia and the Sporades had 38 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 6,165 pupils and 966 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 6.4 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Magnesia and the Sporades?
38 gymnasium pupils in Magnesia and the Sporades dropped out during 2023/24, 0.61% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 20th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 8.9% of the labour force in Magnesia and the Sporades had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 115 primary pupils in Magnesia and the Sporades stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Magnisia, Sporades compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Magnisia, Sporades ranks 10 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ioannina | 37.5% |
| 8 | Larisa | 35.0% |
| 9 | Achaia | 34.7% |
| 10 | Magnisia, Sporades | 33.2% |
| 11 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 32.9% |
| 12 | Evros | 32.0% |
| 13 | Grevena, Kozani | 32.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Magnisia, Sporades ranks 20 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Xanthi | 12.6% |
| 18 | Fthiotida | 12.5% |
| 19 | Kilkis | 12.3% |
| 20 | Magnisia, Sporades | 12.3% |
| 21 | Chios | 12.2% |
| 22 | Fokida | 12.2% |
| 23 | Achaia | 12.2% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Magnisia, Sporades ranks 19 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Thasos, Kavala | 7.4 |
| 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 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Magnisia, Sporades ranks 20 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Argolida, Arkadia | 0.64% |
| 18 | Fthiotida | 0.64% |
| 19 | Xanthi | 0.61% |
| 20 | Magnisia, Sporades | 0.61% |
| 21 | Chios | 0.61% |
| 22 | Korinthia | 0.54% |
| 23 | Ikaria, Samos | 0.53% |
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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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