Teachers in primary education, female in Slovakia
Slovakia: Teachers in primary education, female was 13,211 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female in Slovakia, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Slovakia is 13,211 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Slovakia peaked at 15,899 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12,087 number, in 2008.
Slovakia ranks 117th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14,556 number | — |
| 1994 | 14,097 number | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 14,083 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 15,378 number | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 15,620 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 15,899 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 14,219 number | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 13,814 number | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 13,524 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 13,221 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 12,402 number | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 12,233 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 12,708 number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 12,087 number | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 12,364 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 12,453 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 12,388 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12,515 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 12,577 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12,627 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 12,715 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12,973 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 13,081 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13,211 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,747 number | 14,083 number | 15,620 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 13,247 number | 12,087 number | 15,899 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,727 number | 12,388 number | 13,211 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,530 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Slovakia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Slovakia was 13,211 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,899 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,087 number in 2008.
- How does Slovakia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Slovakia ranks 117th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.