Greece: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Key figures

Since 1993 it is down 38.54% from 12.69 in 1993 (2.01% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 5 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Greece's pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rose 0.11 on 2016 (from 7.69 to 7.8).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2016), the average change was −0.25 and a typical year strayed about 1.09 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.5 in 1997 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.66 in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Greece had the 26th highest value of the 31 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Greece in the 2017 ranking

• Belgium — 23rd of 31: 8.69
• Estonia — 24th of 31: 8.64
• Poland — 25th of 31: 8.64
• North Macedonia — 27th of 31: 7.78
• Austria — 28th of 31: 7.73
• Latvia — 29th of 31: 7.48

What this measures

Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 20 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in nearby economies

• Albania — 9.88 (2018)
• Austria — 7.73 (2017)
• Belgium — 8.69 (2017)
• Bulgaria — 12.72 (2017)
• Croatia — 7.56 (2016)
• Cyprus — 8.95 (2017)
• Estonia — 8.64 (2017)
• Finland — 8.93 (2017)
• Germany — 11.09 (2017)
• Hungary — 9.72 (2016)
• Italy — 10.18 (2017)

More education data for Greece

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 578,574 (2023)
• Secondary education, pupils — 687,813 (2023)
• Primary education, teachers — 70,680 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2020)
• School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.98 (2020)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Greece's pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?

7.8 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 38.54% from 12.69 in 1993 (2.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 13.63 in 1995 and the lowest 7.35 in 2013.

How does Greece rank?

26th highest of 31 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary unusual for Greece?

In 2017, Greece's pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rose 0.11 on 2016 (from 7.69 to 7.8). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2016), the average change was −0.25 and a typical year strayed about 1.09 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.LO.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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