Education in Chios (Voreio Aigaio, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 38.3% of the economically active population of Chios in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 5th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Chios have a degree?
10,734 residents of Chios held a university-level degree in 2021, 208 per 1,000 residents; 1,926 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 154 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Chios?
Unemployment among graduates in Chios was 12.2% at the 2021 census, compared with 13.4% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Chios?
The 2021 census recorded 374 people in Chios who cannot read or write, 7.2 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Chios?
2,777 pupils were enrolled in 31 primary schools in Chios at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 449 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Chios?
Primary schools in Chios had 6.2 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 11th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Chios?
Chios had 14 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 1,471 pupils and 308 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 4.8 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Chios?
9 gymnasium pupils in Chios dropped out during 2023/24, 0.61% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 21st highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 8.0% of the labour force in Chios had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 6 primary pupils in Chios stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Chios compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Chios ranks 5 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 45.3% |
| 3 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 42.3% |
| 4 | Thessaloniki | 39.6% |
| 5 | Chios | 38.3% |
| 6 | Anatoliki Attiki | 37.9% |
| 7 | Ioannina | 37.5% |
| 8 | Larisa | 35.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Chios ranks 21 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 24 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 12.2% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Chios ranks 38 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Kilkis | 6.4 |
| 36 | Grevena, Kozani | 6.3 |
| 37 | Fokida | 6.2 |
| 38 | Chios | 6.2 |
| 39 | Lasithi | 5.9 |
| 40 | Pella | 5.9 |
| 41 | Thesprotia | 5.9 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Chios ranks 21 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 24 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 0.52% |
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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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