Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Greece
Greece: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 38.75 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Greece, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Greece is 38.75, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Greece peaked at 44.51 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.03, in 1982.
That places Greece 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.67 | 17.21 | 24.63 | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.64 | 11.03 | 16.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.88 | 14.45 | 22.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.71 | 19.97 | 25.09 | 8 |
| 2010s | 39.95 | 36.88 | 44.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 3 Cameroon 52.28 compare
- 4 Turkey 47.44 compare
- 5 Mauritania 42.95 compare
- 7 Bangladesh 37.12 compare
- 8 Myanmar 35.52 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 34.61 compare
More education data for Greece
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Greece?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Greece was 38.75 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 44.51 in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.03 in 1982.
- How does Greece rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Greece ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.