Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Slovakia

Slovakia: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 11,941 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
11,941 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
62nd
of 131 countries
All-time high
18,439 number
in 2004
All-time low
11,941 number
in 2018
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Slovakia, 1997–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1997200720181997: 18.2k number1998: 17.0k number1999: 16.5k number2000: 15.5k number2001: 15.7k number2002: 15.8k number2003: 15.8k number2004: 18.4k number2005: 16.4k number2006: 16.2k number2007: 16.3k number2008: 15.9k number2009: 15.7k number2010: 15.9k number2011: 15.5k number2012: 15.1k number2013: 13.9k number2014: 13.2k number2015: 12.6k number2016: 12.4k number2017: 12.0k number2018: 11.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Slovakia stood at 11,941 number. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Slovakia peaked at 18,439 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11,941 number, in 2018.

That places Slovakia 62nd out of 131 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, female in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Slovakia, 1997 to 2018.
Year number Change
1997 18,233 number
1998 17,046 number -6.5%
1999 16,476 number -3.3%
2000 15,476 number -6.1%
2001 15,670 number +1.3%
2002 15,799 number +0.8%
2003 15,839 number +0.3%
2004 18,439 number +16.4%
2005 16,362 number -11.3%
2006 16,188 number -1.1%
2007 16,310 number +0.8%
2008 15,913 number -2.4%
2009 15,742 number -1.1%
2010 15,864 number +0.8%
2011 15,455 number -2.6%
2012 15,139 number -2.0%
2013 13,898 number -8.2%
2014 13,215 number -4.9%
2015 12,630 number -4.4%
2016 12,389 number -1.9%
2017 12,014 number -3.0%
2018 11,941 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,252 number 16,476 number 18,233 number 3
2000s 16,174 number 15,476 number 18,439 number 10
2010s 13,616 number 11,941 number 15,864 number 9

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 59 Jordan 13,210 number compare
  2. 60 Lebanon 13,063 number compare
  3. 61 Nepal 12,019 number compare
  4. 63 Afghanistan 11,745 number compare
  5. 64 Finland 11,708 number compare
  6. 65 New Zealand 11,623 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Slovakia?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Slovakia was 11,941 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 18,439 number in 2004.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,941 number in 2018.
How does Slovakia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Slovakia ranks 62nd out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.