Greece will suspend operations at 766 of its schools for the upcoming academic year because they failed to meet the legal minimum of 15 students, a number that has risen significantly due to the country’s low birth rates and high emigration. This closure significantly affects primary schools and kindergartens, though secondary schools are also affected. The trend reflects a sharp, rapid fall in primary school enrollments over the past seven years, leading officials to warn of a “demographic collapse” as classrooms in villages and even parts of Athens empty.
