Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Greece
Greece: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 34.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
34.2%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
40th
of 68 countries
All-time high
38.6%
in 2016
All-time low
34.2%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2015–2022
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Greece, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Greece stood at 34.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Greece ranks 40th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 36.9% | — |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.2% | 35.3% | 38.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Greece?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Greece was 34.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release