Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Slovakia
Slovakia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 71.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.4%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
19th
of 153 countries
All-time high
76.8%
in 2004
All-time low
63.0%
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Slovakia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Slovakia stood at 71.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Slovakia peaked at 76.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1997.
That places Slovakia 19th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 63.0% | — |
| 1998 | 65.5% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 76.8% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | -0.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 71.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 71.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.9% | 63.0% | 66.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 66.6% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 71.4% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 70.9% | 71.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,484 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93,834 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Slovakia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Slovakia was 71.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1997.
- How does Slovakia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Slovakia ranks 19th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release