Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Greece

Greece: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes was 17,288 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
17,288 number
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
25th
of 75 countries
All-time high
18,968 number
in 2017
All-time low
9,794 number
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Greece, 1998–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820181998: 9.8k number1999: 9.9k number2000: 10.6k number2001: 11.0k number2002: 10.7k number2003: 12.5k number2004: 13.6k number2005: 13.4k number2006: 15.8k number2007: 15.8k number2013: 17.9k number2014: 15.2k number2016: 17.9k number2017: 19.0k number2018: 17.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Greece recorded 17,288 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in 2018.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Greece peaked at 18,968 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9,794 number, in 1998.

Greece ranks 25th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,827 number 9,794 number 9,860 number 2
2000s 12,925 number 10,588 number 15,778 number 8
2010s 17,447 number 15,221 number 18,968 number 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 22 Belarus 20,871 number compare
  2. 23 Myanmar 20,757 number compare
  3. 24 Hungary 20,739 number compare
  4. 26 Azerbaijan 16,746 number compare
  5. 27 Georgia 15,973 number compare
  6. 28 Uruguay 14,405 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Greece?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes in Greece was 17,288 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 18,968 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 9,794 number in 1998.
How does Greece rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes?
Greece ranks 25th out of 75 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 773 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 6-8). 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/