Tertiary education, academic staff in Slovakia
Slovakia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 47.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Slovakia, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Slovakia stood at 47.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Slovakia peaked at 47.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1999.
Slovakia ranks 65th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.9% | — |
| 2000 | 38.4% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 36.9% | 36.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 38.4% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 43.7% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 46.6% | 47.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 62 Slovenia 48.1% compare
- 63 Saudi Arabia 48.1% compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 47.8% compare
- 66 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47.8% compare
- 67 Sweden 47.7% compare
- 68 Portugal 47.5% compare
More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 240,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,903 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 141,119 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 81,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Slovakia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Slovakia was 47.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1999.
- How does Slovakia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Slovakia ranks 65th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.