Children out of school, primary in Slovakia
Slovakia: Children out of school, primary was 2,535 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Slovakia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 2,535 for children out of school, primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Slovakia peaked at 16,561 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,858, in 2001.
That places Slovakia 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, primary in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,858 | — |
| 2002 | 5,518 | +197.0% |
| 2003 | 6,224 | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 6,173 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 6,495 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 7,860 | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 7,350 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 8,037 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 9,519 | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 10,017 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 11,257 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 12,083 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 12,578 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 13,766 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 13,763 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,084 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 13,637 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 16,561 | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 14,191 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 11,607 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 10,060 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 6,651 | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 2,889 | -56.6% |
| 2024 | 2,535 | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,559 | 1,858 | 9,519 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,294 | 10,017 | 16,561 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,748 | 2,535 | 11,607 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,530 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.75 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Slovakia?
- Children out of school, primary in Slovakia was 2,535 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,561 in 2018.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,858 in 2001.
- How does Slovakia rank for children out of school, primary?
- Slovakia ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. 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, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.