Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 23,018 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia stood at 23,018 number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 31,665 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23,018 number, in 2018.
Slovakia ranks 71st of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27,643 number | — |
| 1999 | 28,831 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 31,665 number | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 28,885 number | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 29,215 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 28,580 number | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 28,178 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 26,872 number | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 26,509 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 24,977 number | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 24,372 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 23,924 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 23,519 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 23,799 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 23,841 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 23,569 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 23,527 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 23,105 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 23,199 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 23,129 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 23,018 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,237 number | 27,643 number | 28,831 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 27,318 number | 23,924 number | 31,665 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,412 number | 23,018 number | 23,841 number | 9 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 119,366 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia was 23,018 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,665 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,018 number in 2018.
- How does Slovakia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 71st out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.