Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Slovakia
Slovakia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 72.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Slovakia, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Slovakia is 72.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% 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.
Slovakia ranks 12th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 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% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 72.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.3%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 72.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.7%, 1.2× the median. (41 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% | 9 |
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 72.0% in 2018, 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 12th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. 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.