Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Greece
Greece: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 9.4 in 2012. βΌ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Greece, 1998β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Greece is 9.4, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Greece peaked at 12.3 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.6, in 2007.
That places Greece 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.05 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.06 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 1 |
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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, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Greece?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Greece was 9.4 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 in 1998.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Greece ranks 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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