Tertiary education, academic staff in Greece

Greece: Tertiary education, academic staff was 37.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
37.7%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
106th
of 170 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 2023
All-time low
29.6%
in 1985
Years of data
36
1976–2023

Tertiary education, academic staff in Greece, 1976–2023

0102030401976199920231976: 35.4 % female1980: 34.6 % female1981: 32 % female1982: 32.7 % female1983: 33.1 % female1984: 33.5 % female1985: 29.6 % female1986: 30 % female1987: 29.8 % female1988: 31.4 % female1989: 31.5 % female1990: 31.9 % female1991: 32.3 % female1992: 31.9 % female1993: 32.1 % female1994: 35.4 % female1995: 32.6 % female1996: 33.8 % female1997: 33.4 % female1998: 31.4 % female1999: 31.4 % female2003: 36.5 % female2004: 36.5 % female2005: 36 % female2006: 34.8 % female2007: 35.2 % female2013: 33.1 % female2014: 32.7 % female2016: 33.8 % female2017: 34.3 % female2018: 34.7 % female2019: 35.7 % female2020: 36.6 % female2021: 37 % female2022: 37.3 % female2023: 37.7 % female

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

Annual values for Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Greece, 1976 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 103 Oman 38.9% compare
  2. 104 Macau (China) 38.3% compare
  3. 105 Republic of Korea 38.1% compare
  4. 107 Ireland 37.6% compare
  5. 108 South Africa 37.4% compare
  6. 109 Tajikistan 37.3% compare

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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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Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.