Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Greece
- Data from June 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables. Planned article update: August 2017.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Greece.
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
Main statistical findings
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Partly as a result of the economic downturn, by 2012 Greece had reduced its GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors by 22.4 % compared with the ESD base year, significantly exceeding its national target of achieving a 4 % reduction by 2020. In 2015, the country also surpassed the national targets on tertiary education and early leavers from education and training, by 8.4 and 2.1 percentage points respectively. Greece met its target on primary energy consumption already in 2011 and has continued to improve its energy efficiency up until 2014. Between 2008 and 2014, Greece almost doubled its share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption and increased its expenditure on R&D as a share of GDP, thus narrowing the gaps to the respective national targets. In contrast, Greece had both the lowest employment rate and the largest distance to its employment target in the EU in 2015. Moreover, the number of people living people at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by about 840 000 between 2008 and 2014, widening the gap to the national target to nearly 1.3 million people.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s growth and jobs strategy for the current decade, striving to pave the way to a smart, sustainable and inclusive future. The strategy envisages measures to overcome the economic crisis and move beyond it by addressing the structural weaknesses in the European economic model. The final objective is to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics