The system of
Greek education has shown remarkable advancement ever since 1990, when the Ministry of Education in Greece took up certain objectives to be fulfilled.
The Greek Educational System comprises of three consecutive levels:
- Primary - This educational level in Greece is again sub-divided into Pre-school Education and Compulsory Primary Education. The Pre-school Education is offered by kindergarten classes and the Compulsory Primary Education is given by Primary schools.
- Secondary - The first stage is the Compulsory Lower Level Secondary Education provided in Gymnasiums and the second stage is the Post-compulsory or Upper Secondary Education which is proffered by the Technical Vocational Educational Institutes and Unified Lyceums.
- Tertiary - In this level too there are two cycles. University education offered by Universities and non-university education is bestowed by Higher Technological Educational Institutes and also the Higher Education Institutes. Postgraduate courses are also encouraged in this level.
There are certain rules of Education in Greece which are strictly followed :
- Education is a compulsion for all children between 6-15 years. This curriculum includes Primary (Dimotiko in Greek) and Lower Secondary (Gymnasio in Greek) Education.
- The regular school life of the students should start from 2.5 years of age termed as the pre-school education, offered in institutions both private and public which are called "Vrefonipiakoi Paidikoi Stathmi" or creches.
- In some institutions, Nipiaka Tmimata or nursery classes are combined with the Nipiagogeia or kindergartens at one single stretch.
- Along with the kindergartens, the primary schools are also in the process, with a disciplined timetable and an updated Curriculum.
UNESCO brought the Greece Education to the international standard and thus classified the educational systems and formulated seven levels of education in Greece which were later termed as the International Standard Classification of Education in 1997.
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