Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 8,430 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Slovenia, 1993–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in primary education, female in Slovenia stood at 8,430 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.9% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Slovenia peaked at 8,430 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,487 number, in 1993.
That places Slovenia 128th out of 196 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5,487 number | — |
| 1994 | 6,044 number | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 6,259 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 6,626 number | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 6,394 number | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 6,253 number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 6,395 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 6,630 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 6,643 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6,017 number | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 5,994 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5,983 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5,963 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,999 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6,088 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6,127 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6,217 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 6,260 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 6,280 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,462 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 6,643 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 8,430 number | +26.9% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 8,430 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 54% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 8,430 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 32% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +26.9% | 6,643 number | 8,430 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,177 number | 5,487 number | 6,626 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 6,190 number | 5,963 number | 6,643 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,631 number | 6,127 number | 8,430 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.67 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.55 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,351 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,658 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 160,956 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 132,709 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Slovenia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Slovenia was 8,430 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,430 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,487 number in 1993.
- How does Slovenia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Slovenia ranks 128th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.