Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Latvia or Slovenia?

Latvia, at 9,804 number against 8,430 number in Slovenia as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Latvia and Slovenia?

1,374 number, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovenia?

21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Slovenia: Teachers in primary education, female

Latvia

9,804 number

in 2018

Slovenia

8,430 number

in 2016

Latvia rank

125th

Slovenia rank

128th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Latvia
Slovenia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 9,804 number against 8,430 number in Slovenia, a difference of 1,374 number.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Slovenia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 125th and Slovenia ranks 128th of 196 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9,171 number	6,315 number	2,856 number	Latvia
2000s	8,169 number	6,190 number	1,979 number	Latvia
2010s	9,521 number	6,631 number	2,890 number	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Latvia or Slovenia?: Latvia, at 9,804 number against 8,430 number in Slovenia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Latvia and Slovenia?: 1,374 number, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovenia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2016.
How do Latvia and Slovenia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Latvia ranks 125th and Slovenia ranks 128th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female 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.