Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Greece
Greece: Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) was 15,295 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Greece, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Greece stood at 15,295. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Greece peaked at 22,944 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15,295, in 2023.
Greece ranks 58th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19,677 | — |
| 1994 | 20,862 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 17,700 | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 22,236 | +25.6% |
| 1997 | 18,567 | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 19,226 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 19,573 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 22,707 | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 22,602 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 22,849 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 22,944 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 22,443 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 19,850 | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 17,580 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 17,177 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 16,827 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 16,725 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16,464 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 16,493 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 16,368 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 15,626 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 15,295 | -2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 15,295 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,813, 2.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greece's 15,295 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,981, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) 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 | +25.6% | 17,700 | 22,236 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,692 | 17,700 | 22,236 | 7 |
| 2000s | 22,776 | 22,602 | 22,944 | 4 |
| 2010s | 18,152 | 16,464 | 22,443 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15,946 | 15,295 | 16,493 | 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 upper secondary education, male in Greece?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Greece was 15,295 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22,944 in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,295 in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Greece ranks 58th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release