Teachers in primary education, male in Greece
Greece: Teachers in primary education, male was 19,892 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Greece, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Greece recorded 19,892 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2018.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Greece peaked at 22,051 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14,523 number, in 1973.
Greece ranks 69th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,328 number | 14,523 number | 18,705 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 19,468 number | 18,928 number | 20,045 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,198 number | 19,181 number | 20,837 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,818 number | 21,534 number | 22,051 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 20,075 number | 19,755 number | 21,023 number | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Greece?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Greece was 19,892 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22,051 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,523 number in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Greece ranks 69th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/