Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Greece
Greece: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 54.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Greece, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Greece is 54.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Greece peaked at 54.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1995.
That places Greece 79th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 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% |
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 | 52.7% | 50.7% | 54.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 76 Maldives 55.0% compare
- 77 Luxembourg 54.7% compare
- 78 Norway 54.5% compare
- 80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 54.2% compare
- 81 China 53.9% compare
- 82 Netherlands 53.9% compare
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 54.4% in 2018, 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 54.4% in 2018.
- 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 79th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.