Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Greece
Greece: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9976 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.9976 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Greece peaked at 1 index in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9741 index, in 2004.
Greece ranks 103rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Greece, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9985 index | — |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9802 index | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9808 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9741 index | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9794 index | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9852 index | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9863 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9855 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9865 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9862 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9858 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9892 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.987 index | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9868 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9889 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9925 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9951 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9964 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.998 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9986 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9976 index | -0.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9976 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9976 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9856 index | 0.9741 index | 1 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9884 index | 0.9855 index | 0.9951 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9976 index | 0.9964 index | 0.9986 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 100 South Korea 0.9983 index compare
- 101 Denmark 0.9981 index compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 0.998 index compare
- 104 Equatorial Guinea 0.9973 index compare
- 105 Poland 0.9971 index compare
- 106 Singapore 0.997 index compare
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Greece?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Greece was 0.9976 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9741 index in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Greece ranks 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.