According to recent stats around half of the Greek population can speak English, which is a decent figure and one of the higher percentages in Europe. You will be perfectly fine using English in Athens and any of the other tourist destinations, though in more remote and rural areas some basic Greek will come in handy.

Greece’s population is roughly 10.8 million people. Out of the total population about 51% or 5.5 million Greeks speak English. In southern European countries it is common for a lower percentage of the population to speak English. English speakers are usually better educated, live in the cities and are richer.

Answer (1 of 3): As a Greek person, I can tell you that truthfully not a lot of people. But before continuing let me clarify that the percentage of Greeks knowing English is very high among the younger generations. We start learning English around second grade and if …

05/04/2018 · By the way, children in Greece have English as their second language starting from the first years of elementary school. Also, most Greeks do lessons in English outside school and give exams to get the FC and the Proficiency. Most Greeks under 40 …