Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Slovenia

Slovenia: Number of classroom teachers in primary education was 8,663 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
8,663
Change on year
up 26.7%
World rank
58th
of 71 countries
All-time high
8,663
in 2016
All-time low
5,935
in 1993
Years of data
22
1993–2016

Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Slovenia, 1993–2016

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1993200420161993: 5.9k1994: 6.5k1995: 6.8k1996: 7.2k1998: 7.0k1999: 6.5k2001: 6.6k2002: 6.9k2003: 6.9k2004: 6.2k2005: 6.2k2006: 6.1k2007: 6.1k2008: 6.2k2009: 6.2k2010: 6.3k2011: 6.4k2012: 6.4k2013: 6.5k2014: 6.7k2015: 6.8k2016: 8.7k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2016, number of classroom teachers in primary education in Slovenia stood at 8,663. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 26.7% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of classroom teachers in primary education in Slovenia peaked at 8,663 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,935, in 1993.

That places Slovenia 58th out of 71 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Slovenia, 1993 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1993 5,935
1994 6,513 +9.7%
1995 6,780 +4.1%
1996 7,201 +6.2%
1998 6,970 -3.2%
1999 6,481 -7.0%
2001 6,647 +2.6%
2002 6,883 +3.6%
2003 6,884 +0.0%
2004 6,185 -10.2%
2005 6,156 -0.5%
2006 6,141 -0.2%
2007 6,111 -0.5%
2008 6,152 +0.7%
2009 6,243 +1.5%
2010 6,281 +0.6%
2011 6,401 +1.9%
2012 6,434 +0.5%
2013 6,468 +0.5%
2014 6,666 +3.1%
2015 6,836 +2.6%
2016 8,663 +26.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,647 5,935 7,201 6
2000s 6,378 6,111 6,884 9
2010s 6,821 6,281 8,663 7

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 55 Bahrain 9,404 compare
  2. 56 Albania 9,336 compare
  3. 57 Lithuania 8,888 compare
  4. 59 Estonia 8,627 compare
  5. 60 North Macedonia 7,723 compare
  6. 61 Armenia 7,540 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places →

More education data for Slovenia

All data for Slovenia →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of classroom teachers in primary education in Slovenia?
Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Slovenia was 8,663 in 2016, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of classroom teachers in primary education recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 8,663 in 2016.
What is the lowest number of classroom teachers in primary education recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,935 in 1993.
How does Slovenia rank for number of classroom teachers in primary education?
Slovenia ranks 58th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of classroom teachers in primary education rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of classroom teachers in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Slovenia. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-classroom-teachers-in-primary-education/slovenia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-classroom-teachers-in-primary-education/slovenia/">Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Slovenia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of classroom teachers in primary education
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
71 places, 2,331 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed