The Greek education system consists of three levels-levels:
- Beginner
- intermediate
- advanced cycles of education
The initial cycle of education is generally divided into two stages:
- Preschool education – kindergarten;
- Compulsory primary education – elementary school.
Average cycle also presented in two stages:
- Compulsory basic secondary education – school;
- After finishing high school, students can continue their studies in vocational and technical schools, or to obtain a certificate of secondary education at the Lyceum.
Higher cycle is divided into
- University education
- Higher Technical Education – Higher Institute of Technology and the Institute of Higher Education.
- Master’s,
- Graduate school
- Doctorate, then job
In 1997, UNESCO adopted the international classification of levels of educational systems:
- Level 0 – Προσχολική Εκπαίδευση (early childhood education)
- Level 1 – Πρωτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση (primary school)
- Level 2 – Κατώτερη Δευτεροβάθμια Εκπαίδευση (high school)
- Level 3 – Ανώτερη Δευτεροβάθμια Εκπαίδευση (upper secondary)
- Level 4 – Μεταδευτεροβάθμια, μη πανεπιστημιακή Εκπαίδευση (vocational)
- Level 5 – Πανεπιστημιακή Εκπαίδευση (university)
- Level 6 – Μεταπτυχιακές Σπουδές (Postgraduate)