Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Slovakia

Slovakia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 14,074 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
14,074 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
65th
of 179 countries
All-time high
16,309 number
in 1999
All-time low
10,736 number
in 2006
Years of data
22
1996–2018

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Slovakia, 1996–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1996200720181996: 15.2k number1998: 16.0k number1999: 16.3k number2000: 16.2k number2001: 15.6k number2002: 15.5k number2003: 15.5k number2004: 12.3k number2005: 11.2k number2006: 10.7k number2007: 10.7k number2008: 10.8k number2009: 11.1k number2010: 11.5k number2011: 11.6k number2012: 12.0k number2013: 12.2k number2014: 12.5k number2015: 13.0k number2016: 13.3k number2017: 13.7k number2018: 14.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Slovakia stood at 14,074 number.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Slovakia peaked at 16,309 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10,736 number, in 2006.

That places Slovakia 65th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) in Slovakia, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 15,212 number
1998 15,956 number +4.9%
1999 16,309 number +2.2%
2000 16,232 number -0.5%
2001 15,639 number -3.7%
2002 15,504 number -0.9%
2003 15,516 number +0.1%
2004 12,251 number -21.0%
2005 11,215 number -8.5%
2006 10,736 number -4.3%
2007 10,739 number +0.0%
2008 10,789 number +0.5%
2009 11,113 number +3.0%
2010 11,466 number +3.2%
2011 11,622 number +1.4%
2012 12,000 number +3.3%
2013 12,208 number +1.7%
2014 12,542 number +2.7%
2015 12,956 number +3.3%
2016 13,294 number +2.6%
2017 13,712 number +3.1%
2018 14,074 number +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,826 number 15,212 number 16,309 number 3
2000s 12,973 number 10,736 number 16,232 number 10
2010s 12,653 number 11,466 number 14,074 number 9

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 62 New Zealand 14,422 number compare
  2. 63 Switzerland 14,403 number compare
  3. 64 Serbia 14,131 number compare
  4. 66 Hong Kong 13,829 number compare
  5. 67 Norway 12,806 number compare
  6. 68 Laos 12,051 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Slovakia?
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Slovakia was 14,074 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 16,309 number in 1999.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 10,736 number in 2006.
How does Slovakia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Slovakia ranks 65th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.