Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Greece
Greece: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 59.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Greece, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 59.3% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Greece peaked at 59.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1995.
Greece ranks 69th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 47.3% | — |
| 1994 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 48.5% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 45.7% | 48.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 47.4% | 48.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 50.7% | 55.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 56.2% | 59.3% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Greece?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Greece was 59.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Greece ranks 69th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release