Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Greece
Greece: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 50,706 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Greece, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Greece stood at 50,706 number. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Greece peaked at 50,706 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13,689 number, in 1973.
Greece ranks 63rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13,898 number | — |
| 1972 | 14,076 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 13,689 number | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 14,300 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 14,424 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 14,565 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 15,590 number | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 16,566 number | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 17,030 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 17,318 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 17,845 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 18,236 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 18,033 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 17,748 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 18,188 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 18,594 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 18,691 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 19,366 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 20,325 number | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 21,804 number | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 22,762 number | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 22,515 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 22,864 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 24,267 number | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 24,219 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 25,247 number | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 26,490 number | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 27,085 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 27,098 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36,344 number | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 37,028 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 39,315 number | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 40,580 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 48,204 number | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 46,675 number | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 46,697 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46,721 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49,809 number | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 49,459 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 50,706 number | +2.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 50,706 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 3.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 50,706 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +34.1% | 27,098 number | 36,344 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,904 number | 13,689 number | 17,030 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 18,434 number | 17,318 number | 20,325 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,435 number | 21,804 number | 27,098 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,317 number | 36,344 number | 40,580 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 48,324 number | 46,675 number | 50,706 number | 7 |
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 primary education, female in Greece?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Greece was 50,706 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 50,706 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,689 number in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Greece ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 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 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.