The island of Antikythera is an earthly paradise The aging population has seen the village shrink to just twenty residents, with the school, previously shuttered for twenty-four years, only opening again last year after a young family with children moved to the island.

Yes, as of 2026, there is a functioning primary school on the island of Antikythera, though its status is famously fragile. For 24 years, the island's school remained closed due to a lack of children among the shrinking, elderly population. However, it reopened recently after a family with three children moved to the island, prompting the Greek government to re-establish a teacher and classroom facilities to support the new residents. This reopening was part of a larger campaign by the local community and the Orthodox Church to revitalize the island by enticing families to move there with incentives like housing and stipends. While the "student body" is incredibly small—often just a few siblings—the school serves as a vital symbol of the island's survival and its efforts to prevent total depopulation in one of the most remote and peaceful corners of the Aegean Sea.