Persons employed in formal education, school year 2024/2025
No major changes among persons employed in formal education in the 2024/25 school year
In the 2024/25 school/academic year, 13,428 professional staff were employed in kindergartens, 21,811 in primary schools, 7,808 in upper secondary schools, and 6,213 in tertiary education institutions.
Roughly the same number of kindergarten teachers and assistants as in the previous school year
In the current school year, there are 12,467 kindergarten teachers and their assistants employed, which is about the same as in the previous school year. Female educators make up the majority, as male teachers or their assistants account for only 2.5%. Most (93.8%) of the educators and assistants are employed in public kindergartens, while 6.2% work in private kindergartens. On average, one kindergarten teacher in Slovenia is responsible for 6.6 children. The number of children per teacher is the lowest in the Pomurska statistical region (5.8), and the highest in the Savinjska statistical region (7.6).
78% of kindergarten teachers are under the age of 50.
Number of primary school teachers similar to that of two years ago
There were 18,616 teachers employed in primary education, representing 85.4% of all professional staff in primary schools. Although the number of teachers slightly increased in the previous school year, this year it returned to nearly the same level as two years ago. A similar trend can be seen in the number of primary school pupils, which has been declining since the 2022/23 school year. For several years, around 12% of teachers have been male.
31.5% of primary school teachers were aged 50 or older. In private primary schools, only 118 teachers taught (less than 1%). Most primary school teachers held a second-cycle higher education degree (three quarters), while just under a fifth had a first-cycle higher education degree. Only 2.1% of teachers in primary schools had completed only upper secondary education.
No changes among secondary school teachers either
In secondary schools for youth and adults, 6,498 teachers were employed, two-thirds of them women. Most female teachers had completed a higher education degree, while only 2% had upper secondary education. Among male teachers, 7.6% had completed upper secondary education.
Nearly three-quarters of secondary school teachers are aged between 40 and 64.
Four-fifths of tertiary-level teachers are aged 45 or older
In the 2024/25 academic year, 5.1% more higher education lecturers and 6.0% fewer higher vocational college lecturers were employed full-time compared to the previous academic year (there were 3,361 of the former and 284 of the latter). Among higher education lecturers, there were more men than women (54.4% male, 45.6% female), while the situation was reversed among higher vocational college lecturers, with 43% men and 57% women. Two-thirds of higher education lecturers were employed full-time, while the share of full-time higher vocational college lecturers was 10 percentage points higher.
Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
In the current school year, there are 12,467 kindergarten teachers and their assistants employed, which is about the same as in the previous school year. Female educators make up the majority, as male teachers or their assistants account for only 2.5%. Most (93.8%) of the educators and assistants are employed in public kindergartens, while 6.2% work in private kindergartens. On average, one kindergarten teacher in Slovenia is responsible for 6.6 children. The number of children per teacher is the lowest in the Pomurska statistical region (5.8), and the highest in the Savinjska statistical region (7.6).
78% of kindergarten teachers are under the age of 50.
Number of primary school teachers similar to that of two years ago
There were 18,616 teachers employed in primary education, representing 85.4% of all professional staff in primary schools. Although the number of teachers slightly increased in the previous school year, this year it returned to nearly the same level as two years ago. A similar trend can be seen in the number of primary school pupils, which has been declining since the 2022/23 school year. For several years, around 12% of teachers have been male.
31.5% of primary school teachers were aged 50 or older. In private primary schools, only 118 teachers taught (less than 1%). Most primary school teachers held a second-cycle higher education degree (three quarters), while just under a fifth had a first-cycle higher education degree. Only 2.1% of teachers in primary schools had completed only upper secondary education.
No changes among secondary school teachers either
In secondary schools for youth and adults, 6,498 teachers were employed, two-thirds of them women. Most female teachers had completed a higher education degree, while only 2% had upper secondary education. Among male teachers, 7.6% had completed upper secondary education.
Nearly three-quarters of secondary school teachers are aged between 40 and 64.
Four-fifths of tertiary-level teachers are aged 45 or older
In the 2024/25 academic year, 5.1% more higher education lecturers and 6.0% fewer higher vocational college lecturers were employed full-time compared to the previous academic year (there were 3,361 of the former and 284 of the latter). Among higher education lecturers, there were more men than women (54.4% male, 45.6% female), while the situation was reversed among higher vocational college lecturers, with 43% men and 57% women. Two-thirds of higher education lecturers were employed full-time, while the share of full-time higher vocational college lecturers was 10 percentage points higher.
Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
Professional staff at different levels of education, Slovenia, school year 2024/25
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Instructional and other professional support staff at higher education institutions and short – cycle higher vocational colleges, Slovenia, academic year 2024/25
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METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
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