According to the 2017–2018 Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum, Greece ranks relatively high in higher education and training (44th out of 137 countries) and, in particular, in the tertiary and the secondary education enrollment rates.
Moreover, Greece also receives a relatively good ranking in technological readiness (50nd) and in some innovation and business sophistication factors like the application for patents (PCT patents: 37th), and particularly in the availability of scientists and engineers (10th).