Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia

Slovakia: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 16,575 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
16,575 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
73rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
28,946 number
in 1997
All-time low
16,575 number
in 2018
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia, 1997–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1997200720181997: 28.9k number1998: 26.0k number1999: 24.9k number2000: 23.2k number2001: 23.3k number2002: 23.4k number2003: 23.2k number2004: 24.0k number2005: 23.7k number2006: 23.4k number2007: 23.2k number2008: 22.6k number2009: 22.0k number2010: 22.2k number2011: 21.6k number2012: 21.1k number2013: 19.3k number2014: 18.3k number2015: 17.6k number2016: 17.2k number2017: 16.8k number2018: 16.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia is 16,575 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 28,946 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16,575 number, in 2018.

That places Slovakia 73rd out of 134 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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Slovakia, 1997 to 2018.
Year number Change
1997 28,946 number
1998 26,033 number -10.1%
1999 24,913 number -4.3%
2000 23,239 number -6.7%
2001 23,274 number +0.2%
2002 23,411 number +0.6%
2003 23,237 number -0.7%
2004 24,014 number +3.3%
2005 23,654 number -1.5%
2006 23,387 number -1.1%
2007 23,185 number -0.9%
2008 22,617 number -2.4%
2009 22,032 number -2.6%
2010 22,170 number +0.6%
2011 21,639 number -2.4%
2012 21,094 number -2.5%
2013 19,313 number -8.4%
2014 18,312 number -5.2%
2015 17,607 number -3.8%
2016 17,204 number -2.3%
2017 16,765 number -2.6%
2018 16,575 number -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,631 number 24,913 number 28,946 number 3
2000s 23,205 number 22,032 number 24,014 number 10
2010s 18,964 number 16,575 number 22,170 number 9

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 70 New Zealand 19,105 number compare
  2. 71 Ethiopia 18,220 number compare
  3. 72 Palestine 16,721 number compare
  4. 74 Costa Rica 15,560 number compare
  5. 75 Burundi 14,669 number compare
  6. 76 Laos 13,936 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia?
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia was 16,575 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 28,946 number in 1997.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 16,575 number in 2018.
How does Slovakia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Slovakia ranks 73rd out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.