Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Greece
Greece: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 75.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Greece, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Greece is 75.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Greece peaked at 75.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1976.
That places Greece 121st out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 47.4% | — |
| 1972 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 48.5% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 48.0% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 47.4% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 50.3% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 54.4% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 56.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.7% | 47.1% | 48.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 51.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 62.2% | 65.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 69.6% | 72.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 73.1% | 75.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Greece?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Greece was 75.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1976.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Greece ranks 121st out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release