Greek education system

The Greek education system consists of three levels-levels:

  • Beginner
  • intermediate
  • advanced cycles of educationgreek educational system

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)