Primary education, teachers in Greece
Greece: Primary education, teachers was 75.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Greece, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers in Greece stood at 75.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Greece peaked at 75.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1976.
That places Greece 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.7% | 47.1% | 48.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 51.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 62.2% | 65.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 69.6% | 72.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 73.1% | 75.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 70,680 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.8% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.2% (2023)
- Labor force, total 4.72 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Greece?
- Primary education, teachers in Greece was 75.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1976.
- How does Greece rank for primary education, teachers?
- Greece ranks 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.