Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 14,144 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Slovakia, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 14,144 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 18,701 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 10,736 number, in 2006.
Slovakia ranks 68th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16,180 number | — |
| 1984 | 17,651 number | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 18,249 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 18,701 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 18,620 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 17,306 number | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 17,218 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 15,834 number | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 14,639 number | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 15,212 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 15,956 number | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 16,322 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 16,241 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 15,642 number | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 15,513 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 15,528 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12,263 number | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 11,227 number | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 10,736 number | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 10,745 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10,806 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11,127 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 11,493 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 11,645 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 12,023 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 12,250 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 12,590 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 13,016 number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 13,410 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 13,782 number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 14,144 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,695 number | 16,180 number | 18,701 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 16,388 number | 14,639 number | 18,620 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 12,983 number | 10,736 number | 16,241 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,706 number | 11,493 number | 14,144 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Slovakia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Slovakia was 14,144 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,701 number in 1989.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,736 number in 2006.
- How does Slovakia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 68th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.