Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) speaks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of their meeting in Athens on Nov. 26, 2024. Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images
Hundreds of schools across Greece are set to close as the country faces a decline in its student population, according to new figures from the country’s Ministry of Education.
For the 2025–2026 academic year, the total number of students in primary, secondary, and vocational education is expected to fall to about 1.21 million. That represents a drop of more than 150,000 students from the 1.36 million enrolled in 2018–2019, ministry data show.
