Duration of compulsory education in years in Slovakia
Slovakia: Duration of compulsory education in years was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 73 countries
All-time high
11
in 2021
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in years in Slovakia, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 11 for duration of compulsory education in years in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in years in Slovakia peaked at 11 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.
That places Slovakia 19th out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in years in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 19 Ukraine 11 compare
- 19 Latvia 11 compare
- 19 Monaco 11 compare
- 19 Belarus 11 compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 11 compare
- 19 Russian Federation 11 compare
- 19 Switzerland 11 compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11 compare
- 19 Malta 11 compare
- 19 Lithuania 11 compare
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 duration of compulsory education in years in Slovakia?
- Duration of compulsory education in years in Slovakia was 11 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education in years recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2021.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education in years recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- How does Slovakia rank for duration of compulsory education in years?
- Slovakia ranks 19th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education in years rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Duration of compulsory education in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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