Education ministry officials have described a “terriying situation” as the decline in student numbers across Greece forces the closure of 721 schools this year.

Primary Schools with fewer than 15 pupils, in many areas not restricted to small villages and islands are subject to review and potential closure if communities do not recover.

This is a situation we have seen across Western Mani in recent years with consolidation of many smaller village primary schools into a single Stoupa school. Let us know your thoughts? What are the causes? And if any, what are the solutions? Read the full article from Kathimerini here