Education in Ikaria, Samos (Voreio Aigaio, Greece): official figures
28.0% of the labour force in Ikaria and Samos held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 23rd lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Ikaria and Samos have a degree?
6,869 residents of Ikaria and Samos held a university-level degree in 2021, 160 per 1,000 residents; 1,165 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 110 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Ikaria and Samos?
Unemployment among graduates in Ikaria and Samos was 11.3% at the 2021 census, compared with 15.5% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Ikaria and Samos?
The 2021 census recorded 368 people in Ikaria and Samos who cannot read or write, 8.6 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Ikaria and Samos?
2,239 pupils were enrolled in 32 primary schools in Ikaria and Samos at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 396 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Ikaria and Samos?
Primary schools in Ikaria and Samos had 5.7 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 3rd lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Ikaria and Samos?
Ikaria and Samos had 11 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 1,130 pupils and 258 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 4.4 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Ikaria and Samos?
6 gymnasium pupils in Ikaria and Samos dropped out during 2023/24, 0.53% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 23rd highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 10.3% of the labour force in Ikaria and Samos had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 33 primary pupils in Ikaria and Samos stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Ikaria, Samos compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Ikaria, Samos ranks 30 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Fthiotida | 28.1% |
| 28 | Kastoria | 28.1% |
| 29 | Fokida | 28.0% |
| 30 | Ikaria, Samos | 28.0% |
| 31 | Rethymni | 27.3% |
| 32 | Argolida, Arkadia | 27.2% |
| 33 | Imathia | 27.2% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Ikaria, Samos ranks 32 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Thessaloniki | 11.7% |
| 30 | Evvoia | 11.6% |
| 31 | Lakonia, Messinia | 11.6% |
| 32 | Ikaria, Samos | 11.3% |
| 33 | Korinthia | 11.0% |
| 34 | Larisa | 11.0% |
| 35 | Voiotia | 10.8% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Ikaria, Samos ranks 46 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Serres | 5.9 |
| 43 | Lesvos, Limnos | 5.9 |
| 44 | Rethymni | 5.7 |
| 45 | Kastoria | 5.7 |
| 46 | Ikaria, Samos | 5.7 |
| 47 | Evrytania | 5.3 |
| 48 | Florina | 5.2 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Ikaria, Samos ranks 23 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 25 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 0.48% |
| 26 | Thasos, Kavala | 0.46% |
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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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