Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece
Greece: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 41,847 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Greece recorded 41,847 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece peaked at 44,087 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 31,774 number, in 1995.
That places Greece 48th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34,358 number | — |
| 1994 | 35,810 number | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 31,774 number | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 42,314 number | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 35,476 number | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 36,189 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 36,581 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 36,891 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 37,646 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 38,334 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 39,582 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 40,473 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 43,391 number | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 42,229 number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 42,244 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44,087 number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 40,159 number | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 39,428 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 41,817 number | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 41,483 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 41,847 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,072 number | 31,774 number | 42,314 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 40,099 number | 36,891 number | 43,391 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 41,470 number | 39,428 number | 44,087 number | 6 |
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More education data for Greece
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece was 41,847 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 44,087 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,774 number in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 48th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.