Tertiary education, academic staff in Greece
Greece: Tertiary education, academic staff was 37.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Greece, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Greece recorded 37.7% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Greece peaked at 37.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 1985.
Greece ranks 106th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Greece, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 35.4% | — |
| 1980 | 34.6% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 32.0% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 32.7% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 33.1% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 29.6% | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 31.4% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 31.9% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 35.4% | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 32.6% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 29.6% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 31.4% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 34.8% | 36.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 32.7% | 35.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.6% | 37.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 103 Oman 38.9% compare
- 104 Macau (China) 38.3% compare
- 105 Republic of Korea 38.1% compare
- 107 Ireland 37.6% compare
- 108 South Africa 37.4% compare
- 109 Tajikistan 37.3% compare
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 tertiary education, academic staff in Greece?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Greece was 37.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 1985.
- How does Greece rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Greece ranks 106th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.