Slovenia: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Slovenia's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.13 percentage points on 2015 (from 97.18% to 97.31%).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2015), the average change was +0.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.15 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.75 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.48 percentage points in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.05 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 53% 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.

How it compares

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Closest to Slovenia in the 2016 ranking

• Bermuda — 2nd of 3: 88.33%
• Central African Republic — 3rd of 3: 19.09%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 22 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Albania — 88.8% (2024)
• Andorra — 81.6% (2024)
• Armenia — 89.52% (2024)
• Austria — 91.39% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 94.18% (2024)
• Belarus — 99.51% (2024)
• Belgium — 82.68% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 86.56% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 94.22% (2024)
• Croatia — 93.42% (2023)
• Cyprus

More education data for Slovenia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 132,709 (2023)
• Secondary education, pupils — 160,956 (2023)
• Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 48.15% (2023)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 93.97% (2020)
• School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 93.12% (2020)
• School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Slovenia's primary education, teachers (% female)?

97.31% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 4.86 percentage points from 92.45% in 1993. The highest value was 97.58% in 2007 and the lowest 91.74% in 1998.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Slovenia?

In 2016, Slovenia's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.13 percentage points on 2015 (from 97.18% to 97.31%). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2015), the average change was +0.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.15 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, 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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