Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Greece
Greece: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) 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 (number) 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% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 53,457 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,434, 2.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 53,457 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,184, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +30.4% | 35,905 | 46,820 |
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (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