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)