Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Greece
Greece: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 14,754 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Greece, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Greece stood at 14,754 number. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Greece peaked at 14,754 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,747 number, in 1971.
Greece ranks 60th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2,747 number | — |
| 1972 | 2,853 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 3,355 number | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 3,737 number | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 4,025 number | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 4,137 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 4,504 number | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 5,247 number | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 5,821 number | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 6,227 number | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 6,514 number | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6,901 number | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 6,913 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 7,132 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 7,472 number | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 7,617 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 7,774 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 7,940 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 8,130 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 8,292 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 8,384 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 8,357 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 8,103 number | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 8,376 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 8,406 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 8,549 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 8,752 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 8,853 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 8,921 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10,939 number | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 11,268 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 11,490 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 11,874 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 13,854 number | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 13,511 number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 14,746 number | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 14,346 number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 14,420 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 14,754 number | +2.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 14,754 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,453 number, 2.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greece's 14,754 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,131 number, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,047 number | 2,747 number | 5,821 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 7,262 number | 6,227 number | 8,130 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,499 number | 8,103 number | 8,921 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,393 number | 10,939 number | 11,874 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 14,272 number | 13,511 number | 14,754 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Greece?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Greece was 14,754 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 14,754 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,747 number in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Greece ranks 60th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.