Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece
Greece: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 36,658 number in 2018. ▬ Flat
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Greece recorded 36,658 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece peaked at 45,985 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32,605 number, in 1995.
That places Greece 51st out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 37,319 number | — |
| 1994 | 39,460 number | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 32,605 number | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 43,160 number | +32.4% |
| 1997 | 35,206 number | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 36,898 number | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 38,153 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 38,798 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 41,317 number | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 45,971 number | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 43,422 number | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 43,375 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 42,974 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 43,795 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 44,269 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 45,985 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 40,229 number | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 37,045 number | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 37,010 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 36,532 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 36,658 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,543 number | 32,605 number | 43,160 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 42,990 number | 38,798 number | 45,971 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 38,910 number | 36,532 number | 45,985 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 48 Sweden 38,140 number compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 37,828 number compare
- 50 Czechia 36,984 number compare
- 52 Afghanistan 33,600 number compare
- 53 Switzerland 31,969 number compare
- 54 Serbia 30,940 number compare
More education data for Greece
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece was 36,658 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 45,985 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,605 number in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 51st out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.