Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Slovakia

Slovakia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 17,480 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
17,480 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
60th
of 138 countries
All-time high
23,942 number
in 2000
All-time low
17,480 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Slovakia, 1998–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1998200820181998: 21.4k number1999: 22.2k number2000: 23.9k number2001: 22.1k number2002: 22.5k number2003: 21.9k number2004: 21.5k number2005: 20.5k number2006: 20.1k number2007: 19.4k number2008: 18.9k number2009: 18.7k number2010: 18.2k number2011: 18.3k number2012: 18.5k number2013: 18.0k number2014: 18.3k number2015: 17.7k number2016: 17.8k number2017: 17.7k number2018: 17.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Slovakia stood at 17,480 number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Slovakia peaked at 23,942 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17,480 number, in 2018.

Slovakia ranks 60th of 138 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, female in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Slovakia, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 21,399 number
1999 22,161 number +3.6%
2000 23,942 number +8.0%
2001 22,088 number -7.7%
2002 22,486 number +1.8%
2003 21,913 number -2.5%
2004 21,516 number -1.8%
2005 20,536 number -4.6%
2006 20,127 number -2.0%
2007 19,373 number -3.7%
2008 18,928 number -2.3%
2009 18,671 number -1.4%
2010 18,185 number -2.6%
2011 18,349 number +0.9%
2012 18,495 number +0.8%
2013 17,982 number -2.8%
2014 18,303 number +1.8%
2015 17,656 number -3.5%
2016 17,763 number +0.6%
2017 17,698 number -0.4%
2018 17,480 number -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,780 number 21,399 number 22,161 number 2
2000s 20,958 number 18,671 number 23,942 number 10
2010s 17,990 number 17,480 number 18,495 number 9

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 57 Lithuania 17,916 number compare
  2. 58 Nepal 17,796 number compare
  3. 59 Croatia 17,611 number compare
  4. 61 Switzerland 17,010 number compare
  5. 62 Denmark 16,616 number compare
  6. 63 Georgia 15,455 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Slovakia?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Slovakia was 17,480 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 23,942 number in 2000.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,480 number in 2018.
How does Slovakia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Slovakia ranks 60th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.