Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Greece
Greece: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 19,933 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Greece, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Greece is 19,933 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Greece peaked at 23,542 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14,905 number, in 1995.
That places Greece 48th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17,642 number | — |
| 1994 | 18,598 number | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 14,905 number | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 20,924 number | +40.4% |
| 1997 | 16,639 number | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 17,672 number | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 18,580 number | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 20,668 number | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 20,372 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 20,946 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 21,325 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 23,542 number | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 20,379 number | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 19,465 number | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 19,833 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 19,705 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 19,933 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,851 number | 14,905 number | 20,924 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 20,828 number | 20,372 number | 21,325 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 20,476 number | 19,465 number | 23,542 number | 6 |
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 upper secondary education, female in Greece?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Greece was 19,933 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23,542 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,905 number in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Greece ranks 48th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.