Primary education, teachers, per capita in Greece
Greece: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0068 units per person in 2023. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Greece, 1971β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Greece is 0.0068 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.0073 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 units per person, in 1973.
Greece ranks 43rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 70,680 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Greece?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Greece was 0.0068 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Greece ranks 43rd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.