Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Greece

Greece: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 11,294 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
11,294 number
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
58th
of 159 countries
All-time high
18,806 number
in 2006
All-time low
4,088 number
in 1976
Years of data
31
1976–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Greece, 1976–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1976199720181976: 4.1k number1980: 5.2k number1981: 7.2k number1982: 7.6k number1983: 7.8k number1984: 8.0k number1985: 8.3k number1986: 8.3k number1987: 8.7k number1988: 8.8k number1989: 8.9k number1990: 9.2k number1991: 9.6k number1992: 10.1k number1993: 9.9k number1994: 11.7k number1995: 9.9k number1996: 10.2k number1997: 10.7k number1998: 11.8k number1999: 11.8k number2003: 15.1k number2004: 16.3k number2005: 17.4k number2006: 18.8k number2007: 18.8k number2013: 12.0k number2014: 10.2k number2016: 11.8k number2017: 12.5k number2018: 11.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Greece recorded 11,294 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2018.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Greece peaked at 18,806 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4,088 number, in 1976.

Greece ranks 58th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in Greece, 1976 to 2018.
Year number Change
1976 4,088 number
1980 5,188 number +26.9%
1981 7,170 number +38.2%
1982 7,615 number +6.2%
1983 7,762 number +1.9%
1984 8,022 number +3.3%
1985 8,264 number +3.0%
1986 8,315 number +0.6%
1987 8,665 number +4.2%
1988 8,754 number +1.0%
1989 8,913 number +1.8%
1990 9,166 number +2.8%
1991 9,612 number +4.9%
1992 10,092 number +5.0%
1993 9,945 number -1.5%
1994 11,735 number +18.0%
1995 9,871 number -15.9%
1996 10,244 number +3.8%
1997 10,694 number +4.4%
1998 11,780 number +10.2%
1999 11,829 number +0.4%
2003 15,096 number +27.6%
2004 16,265 number +7.7%
2005 17,376 number +6.8%
2006 18,806 number +8.2%
2007 18,793 number -0.1%
2013 11,961 number -36.4%
2014 10,243 number -14.4%
2016 11,836 number +15.6%
2017 12,464 number +5.3%
2018 11,294 number -9.4%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 11,294 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,251 number, 1.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 11,294 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,018 number, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 -36.4% 18,793 number 11,961 number
1981 +38.2% 5,188 number 7,170 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,088 number 4,088 number 4,088 number 1
1980s 7,867 number 5,188 number 8,913 number 10
1990s 10,497 number 9,166 number 11,829 number 10
2000s 17,267 number 15,096 number 18,806 number 5
2010s 11,560 number 10,243 number 12,464 number 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 55 Hungary 12,337 number compare
  2. 56 Tunisia 11,831 number compare
  3. 57 Dominican Republic 11,420 number compare
  4. 59 Belarus 11,058 number compare
  5. 60 Bulgaria 11,056 number compare
  6. 61 Czechia 11,018 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Greece?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Greece was 11,294 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 18,806 number in 2006.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 4,088 number in 1976.
How does Greece rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Greece ranks 58th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. 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 tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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/