Teachers in secondary education, male in Greece

Greece: Teachers in secondary education, male was 30,534 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
30,534 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
66th
of 190 countries
All-time high
38,654 number
in 1996
All-time low
13,246 number
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in Greece, 1971–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1971199420181971: 13.2k number1972: 14.3k number1973: 15.7k number1974: 18.3k number1975: 19.6k number1976: 16.6k number1977: 17.9k number1978: 18.5k number1979: 19.6k number1980: 19.7k number1981: 20.1k number1982: 20.7k number1983: 19.9k number1984: 21.8k number1985: 22.8k number1986: 23.9k number1987: 24.2k number1988: 25.1k number1989: 25.8k number1990: 26.9k number1991: 28.2k number1992: 29.4k number1993: 33.2k number1994: 34.8k number1995: 30.6k number1996: 38.7k number1997: 31.4k number1998: 32.4k number1999: 32.9k number2004: 37.2k number2005: 38.2k number2006: 37.4k number2007: 36.7k number2013: 37.3k number2014: 33.5k number2015: 31.0k number2016: 31.2k number2017: 30.6k number2018: 30.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Greece is 30,534 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Greece peaked at 38,654 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13,246 number, in 1971.

That places Greece 66th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Greece, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 13,246 number —
1972 14,285 number +7.8%
1973 15,658 number +9.6%
1974 18,278 number +16.7%
1975 19,620 number +7.3%
1976 16,625 number -15.3%
1977 17,904 number +7.7%
1978 18,511 number +3.4%
1979 19,605 number +5.9%
1980 19,748 number +0.7%
1981 20,142 number +2.0%
1982 20,695 number +2.7%
1983 19,886 number -3.9%
1984 21,843 number +9.8%
1985 22,827 number +4.5%
1986 23,913 number +4.8%
1987 24,240 number +1.4%
1988 25,121 number +3.6%
1989 25,795 number +2.7%
1990 26,945 number +4.5%
1991 28,246 number +4.8%
1992 29,393 number +4.1%
1993 33,173 number +12.9%
1994 34,775 number +4.8%
1995 30,574 number -12.1%
1996 38,654 number +26.4%
1997 31,422 number -18.7%
1998 32,396 number +3.1%
1999 32,886 number +1.5%
2004 37,151 number +13.0%
2005 38,170 number +2.7%
2006 37,417 number -2.0%
2007 36,736 number -1.8%
2013 37,326 number +1.6%
2014 33,504 number -10.2%
2015 31,021 number -7.4%
2016 31,197 number +0.6%
2017 30,613 number -1.9%
2018 30,534 number -0.3%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 30,534 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,934 number, 3.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 30,534 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,022 number, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17,081 number 13,246 number 19,620 number 9
1980s 22,421 number 19,748 number 25,795 number 10
1990s 31,846 number 26,945 number 38,654 number 10
2000s 37,368 number 36,736 number 38,170 number 4
2010s 32,366 number 30,534 number 37,326 number 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 63 Bolivia 32,021 number compare
  2. 64 Syria 31,755 number compare
  3. 65 Switzerland 31,098 number compare
  4. 67 Sweden 30,257 number compare
  5. 68 Cuba 27,870 number compare
  6. 69 Austria 25,377 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Greece?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Greece was 30,534 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 38,654 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 13,246 number in 1971.
How does Greece rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Greece ranks 66th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/