Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 6,906 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Slovenia, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 6,906 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Slovenia peaked at 7,348 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,455 number, in 1999.
Slovenia ranks 103rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,625 number | — |
| 1982 | 2,626 number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,582 number | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 2,543 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 2,699 number | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 2,668 number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 2,687 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 2,700 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 2,611 number | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 2,558 number | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 2,609 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,783 number | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 3,172 number | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 3,229 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 3,566 number | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 3,907 number | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 2,455 number | -37.2% |
| 2000 | 2,491 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,818 number | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 3,120 number | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 3,109 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4,143 number | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 4,475 number | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 5,246 number | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 5,609 number | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 5,939 number | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 6,259 number | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 6,947 number | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 7,214 number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 7,348 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7,189 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 7,142 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7,116 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7,148 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6,906 number | -3.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 6,906 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,609 number, 55% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 6,906 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,009 number, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -37.2% | 3,907 number | 2,455 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,641 number | 2,543 number | 2,700 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 2,988 number | 2,455 number | 3,907 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,321 number | 2,491 number | 6,259 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,126 number | 6,906 number | 7,348 number | 8 |
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Slovenia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Slovenia was 6,906 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,348 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,455 number in 1999.
- How does Slovenia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Slovenia ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.