Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Greece
Greece: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 28,038 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Greece, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Greece stood at 28,038 number.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Greece peaked at 29,204 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20,050 number, in 1995.
That places Greece 40th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20,862 number | — |
| 1994 | 21,897 number | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 20,050 number | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 25,896 number | +29.2% |
| 1997 | 22,621 number | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 23,019 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 23,268 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 26,029 number | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 27,823 number | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 27,661 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 28,452 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 29,204 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 26,505 number | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 25,987 number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 27,797 number | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 27,697 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 28,038 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,516 number | 20,050 number | 25,896 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 27,491 number | 26,029 number | 28,452 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 27,538 number | 25,987 number | 29,204 number | 6 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Greece?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Greece was 28,038 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 29,204 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,050 number in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.