Slovak Republic: Secondary education, teachers

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Slovak Republic's secondary education, teachers rose 1.7% on 2023 (from 37,075 to 37,693).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.7% and a typical year strayed about 2.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.2% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.7% in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 372.63 a year. A straight line explains 68% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 36,099 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 663.7, against 2,853 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Slovak Republic had the 45th highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Slovak Republic in the 2024 ranking

• Bulgaria — 42nd of 85: 43,834
• Finland — 43rd of 85: 42,938
• Sierra Leone — 44th of 85: 38,043
• Costa Rica — 46th of 85: 37,015
• New Zealand — 47th of 85: 36,426
• Rwanda — 48th of 85: 34,324

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 30 values

Secondary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Albania — 23,080 (2024)
• Andorra — 605 (2024)
• Armenia — 22,576 (2024)
• Austria — 75,436 (2024)
• Belarus — 71,514 (2024)
• Belgium — 137,795 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 27,426 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 43,834 (2024)
• Croatia — 53,231 (2023)
• Cyprus — 8,083 (2023)
• Denmark — 50,935 (2024)

More education data for Slovak Republic

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 101.78% (2020)
• Primary education, pupils — 244,806 (2024)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) — 99.96% (2023)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) — 99.53% (2023)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) — 99.74% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Slovak Republic's secondary education, teachers?

37,693 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 22.03% from 48,340 in 1993 (0.8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 54,904 in 2000 and the lowest 37,075 in 2023.

How does Slovak Republic rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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