Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Greece

Greece: Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 was 661 Hours per year in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
661 Hours per year
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
18th
of 19 countries
All-time high
836 Hours per year
in 2019
All-time low
661 Hours per year
in 2023
Years of data
14
2008–2023

Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Greece, 2008–2023

02004006008002008201520232008: 712 Hours per year2009: 708 Hours per year2010: 708 Hours per year2011: 708 Hours per year2012: 684 Hours per year2013: 684 Hours per year2014: 684 Hours per year2015: 788 Hours per year2016: 792 Hours per year2017: 822 Hours per year2018: 827 Hours per year2019: 836 Hours per year2021: 675 Hours per year2023: 661 Hours per year

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year.

Analysis

Greece recorded 661 Hours per year for trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Greece peaked at 836 Hours per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 661 Hours per year, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 710 Hours per year 708 Hours per year 712 Hours per year 2
2010s 753.3 Hours per year 684 Hours per year 836 Hours per year 10
2020s 668 Hours per year 661 Hours per year 675 Hours per year 2

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 15 Switzerland 769 Hours per year compare
  2. 16 Australia 768 Hours per year compare
  3. 17 Colombia 752 Hours per year compare
  4. 19 Mexico 505 Hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Greece?
Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Greece was 661 Hours per year in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 836 Hours per year in 2019.
What is the lowest trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 661 Hours per year in 2023.
How does Greece rank for trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000?
Greece ranks 18th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
Is trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000
Unit
Hours per year
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 411 data points, 2000–2023
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This dataset contains a trend of statutory teaching time requirement since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary, lower secondary education (general programmes) and upper secondary general programmes. The default table displays data in hours per year for teachers at the primary level. The selection can be changed to display data on different years and on different levels of education. Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.