Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Greece

Greece: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 53,465 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
53,465
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
66th
of 212 countries
All-time high
56,868
in 2021
All-time low
13,689
in 1973
Years of data
45
1971–2023

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Greece, 1971–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1971199720231971: 13.9k1972: 14.1k1973: 13.7k1974: 14.3k1975: 14.4k1976: 14.6k1977: 15.6k1978: 16.6k1979: 17.0k1980: 17.3k1981: 17.8k1982: 18.2k1983: 18.0k1984: 17.7k1985: 18.2k1986: 18.6k1987: 18.7k1988: 19.4k1989: 20.3k1990: 21.8k1991: 22.8k1992: 22.5k1993: 22.9k1994: 24.3k1995: 24.2k1996: 25.2k1997: 26.5k1998: 27.1k1999: 27.1k2004: 36.3k2005: 37.0k2006: 39.3k2007: 40.6k2012: 48.2k2013: 46.7k2014: 46.7k2015: 46.7k2016: 49.8k2017: 49.5k2018: 50.7k2019: 53.9k2020: 55.3k2021: 56.9k2022: 56.0k2023: 53.5k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Greece recorded 53,465 for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Greece peaked at 56,868 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13,689, in 1973.

Greece ranks 66th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Greece, 1971 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1971 13,898
1972 14,076 +1.3%
1973 13,689 -2.7%
1974 14,300 +4.5%
1975 14,424 +0.9%
1976 14,565 +1.0%
1977 15,590 +7.0%
1978 16,566 +6.3%
1979 17,030 +2.8%
1980 17,318 +1.7%
1981 17,845 +3.0%
1982 18,236 +2.2%
1983 18,033 -1.1%
1984 17,748 -1.6%
1985 18,188 +2.5%
1986 18,594 +2.2%
1987 18,691 +0.5%
1988 19,366 +3.6%
1989 20,325 +5.0%
1990 21,804 +7.3%
1991 22,762 +4.4%
1992 22,515 -1.1%
1993 22,864 +1.6%
1994 24,267 +6.1%
1995 24,219 -0.2%
1996 25,247 +4.2%
1997 26,490 +4.9%
1998 27,085 +2.2%
1999 27,098 +0.0%
2004 36,344 +34.1%
2005 37,028 +1.9%
2006 39,315 +6.2%
2007 40,580 +3.2%
2012 48,204 +18.8%
2013 46,675 -3.2%
2014 46,697 +0.0%
2015 46,721 +0.1%
2016 49,809 +6.6%
2017 49,459 -0.7%
2018 50,706 +2.5%
2019 53,942 +6.4%
2020 55,259 +2.4%
2021 56,868 +2.9%
2022 56,017 -1.5%
2023 53,465 -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14,904 13,689 17,030 9
1980s 18,434 17,318 20,325 10
1990s 24,435 21,804 27,098 10
2000s 38,317 36,344 40,580 4
2010s 49,027 46,675 53,942 8
2020s 55,402 53,465 56,868 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 63 Tunisia 60,832 compare
  2. 64 Sweden 58,504 compare
  3. 65 Zimbabwe 55,969 compare
  4. 67 Jordan 51,389 compare
  5. 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50,309 compare
  6. 69 Switzerland 48,721 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Greece?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Greece was 53,465 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 56,868 in 2021.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 13,689 in 1973.
How does Greece rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Greece ranks 66th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
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Coverage
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.