Teachers in secondary education, female in Greece
Greece: Teachers in secondary education, female was 53,457 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Greece, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Greece recorded 53,457 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Greece peaked at 53,457 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,589, in 1971.
Greece ranks 57th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7,589 | — |
| 1972 | 8,127 | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 9,139 | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 10,817 | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 11,519 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 12,437 | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 14,153 | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 15,514 | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 17,070 | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 18,251 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 19,429 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 20,328 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 21,481 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 23,871 | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 25,390 | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 26,475 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 27,466 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 29,052 | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 29,725 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 31,030 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 32,057 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 33,405 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 38,504 | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 40,495 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 35,905 | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 46,820 | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 39,260 | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 40,691 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 41,848 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 46,697 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 48,195 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 48,607 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 49,777 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 52,746 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 46,884 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 45,452 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 47,630 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 47,402 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 47,971 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 49,342 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 50,103 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 52,993 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 52,024 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 53,457 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,818 | 7,589 | 17,070 | 9 |
| 1980s | 24,147 | 18,251 | 29,725 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,002 | 31,030 | 46,820 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,319 | 46,697 | 49,777 | 4 |
| 2010s | 48,204 | 45,452 | 52,746 | 7 |
| 2020s | 52,144 | 50,103 | 53,457 | 4 |
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 secondary education, female in Greece?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Greece was 53,457 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 53,457 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,589 in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Greece ranks 57th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release