Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Greece
Greece: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 5,994 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Greece, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Greece recorded 5,994 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Greece peaked at 10,205 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,238 number, in 1976.
That places Greece 67th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,238 number | 2,238 number | 2,238 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 3,652 number | 2,744 number | 4,094 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,091 number | 4,285 number | 6,433 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,607 number | 8,660 number | 10,205 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 5,887 number | 4,978 number | 6,504 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 70,680 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Greece?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Greece was 5,994 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10,205 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,238 number in 1976.
- How does Greece rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Greece ranks 67th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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 tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.