Slovenia: Secondary education, teachers

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Slovenia's secondary education, teachers rose 9.4% on 2015 (from 14,036 to 15,351).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2015), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 3.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.5% in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.5% in 2003. 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 165.48 a year. A straight line explains 60% 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

• Papua New Guinea — 2nd of 4: 14,791
• Bermuda — 3rd of 4: 672
• Aruba — 4th of 4: 553

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 24 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 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 secondary education, teachers?

15,351 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 11.65% from 13,749 in 1993 (0.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 17,100 in 2001 and the lowest 13,605 in 1994.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers unusual for Slovenia?

In 2016, Slovenia's secondary education, teachers rose 9.4% on 2015 (from 14,036 to 15,351). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2015), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 3.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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.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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