ABSTRACT

At the end of 2007, the population of Greece was estimated at 11,213,785. In 2009 the population aged 0-29 years numbered 3,638,200 individuals, or 32.3 percent of the total population. At the beginning of the 2009/10 school year, there were 1,051,297 students enrolled in compulsory education (primary and lower-secondary school levels). In that year, 93.64 percent of the students enrolled in primary and secondary education attended public schools, which provide free education.1 Private schools are not grant aided; they are fully self-financed. Greek is the official language and it is used throughout the Greek territory. Greek is the language of instruction at all levels of education.