Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 5,590 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Slovakia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Slovakia stood at 5,590 number.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Slovakia peaked at 5,889 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,992 number, in 1999.
Slovakia ranks 71st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,992 number | — |
| 2000 | 4,689 number | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 4,751 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 5,565 number | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 4,987 number | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 5,081 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5,327 number | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 5,498 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 5,889 number | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 5,384 number | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 5,473 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5,824 number | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 5,752 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5,713 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 5,734 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,740 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,794 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5,672 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 5,585 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5,590 number | +0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 5,590 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,994 number, 93% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 5,590 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,858 number, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,992 number | 3,992 number | 3,992 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,264 number | 4,689 number | 5,889 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,712 number | 5,585 number | 5,824 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Slovakia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Slovakia was 5,590 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,889 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,992 number in 1999.
- How does Slovakia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Slovakia ranks 71st out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.