Factors affecting student achievement (grade point average and national examination scores) at the end of high school in Greece were investigated. In addition to determining the achievement of high school graduates who applied to higher education in 1980 and 1981, information was collected on their preferences for admission to higher education…

Current trends in women's access to higher education in Greece were studied. Attention was directed to recent differences in achievement by sex, as well as factors influencing success patterns in the national examinations taken at the end of secondary education. Data were obtained from a questionnaire distributed to a 10 percent random sample of…