Secondary education, teachers in Greece
Greece: Secondary education, teachers was 64.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Greece, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Greece recorded 64.7% for secondary education, teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Greece peaked at 64.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1972.
That places Greece 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Greece, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.4% | — |
| 1972 | 36.3% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 36.9% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 37.2% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 42.8% | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 44.1% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 45.6% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 46.5% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 48.0% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 49.1% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 51.9% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 53.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 53.5% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 53.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 53.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 53.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 54.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3% | 36.3% | 46.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 51.6% | 48.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 53.2% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 55.7% | 57.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 58.3% | 61.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.4% | 64.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 64 Cuba 65.3% compare
- 65 Republic of Korea 65.0% compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 64.8% compare
- 68 Mauritius 64.5% compare
- 69 New Zealand 64.4% compare
- 70 Singapore 64.4% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Greece?
- Secondary education, teachers in Greece was 64.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1972.
- How does Greece rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Greece ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.