Greece Literacy Rate 1981-2024

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Greece literacy rate for 2018 was 97.94%, a 0.57% increase from 2011.
  • Greece literacy rate for 2011 was 97.37%, a 3.46% increase from 2009.
  • Greece literacy rate for 2009 was 93.91%, a 0.03% decline from 2007.
  • Greece literacy rate for 2007 was 93.93%, a 0.89% increase from 2005.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Latvia 99.89%
Italy 99.16%
Argentina 99.00%
South Korea 98.80%
Uruguay 98.70%
Spain 98.44%
Greece 97.94%
Aruba 97.81%
Singapore 97.34%
Brunei 97.21%
Portugal 96.14%
Kuwait 96.06%
Seychelles 95.87%
Oman 95.65%
Panama 95.41%
Malta 94.50%
Greece Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2018 97.94% 0.57%
2011 97.37% 3.46%
2009 93.91% -0.03%
2007 93.93% 0.89%
2005 93.04% -2.95%
2001 95.99% 3.38%
1991 92.61% 2.10%
1981 90.51% 2.10%