Children out of school in Slovakia
Slovakia: Children out of school was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school in Slovakia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school in Slovakia stood at 1.1%.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Slovakia peaked at 7.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
Slovakia ranks 147th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Children out of school in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +212.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -34.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -57.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -13.5% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 59% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 74% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +212.3% | 0.6% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.6% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,484 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93,834 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school in Slovakia?
- Children out of school in Slovakia was 1.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does Slovakia rank for children out of school?
- Slovakia ranks 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.2%. 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 Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.