Duration of compulsory education in Slovakia
Slovakia: Duration of compulsory education was 11 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
11 years
in 2021
All-time low
10 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Slovakia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Slovakia stood at 11 years. 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 Slovakia peaked at 11 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1998.
That places Slovakia 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 years | — |
| 1999 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 years | 10 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
- 62 Australia 11 years compare
- 62 Belarus 11 years compare
- 62 Barbados 11 years compare
- 62 Switzerland 11 years compare
- 62 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11 years compare
- 62 Ghana 11 years compare
- 62 Sri Lanka 11 years compare
- 62 Lithuania 11 years compare
- 62 Latvia 11 years compare
- 62 Monaco 11 years compare
- 62 Malta 11 years compare
- 62 Panama 11 years compare
- 62 Russian Federation 11 years compare
- 62 Senegal 11 years compare
- 62 Seychelles 11 years compare
- 62 Ukraine 11 years compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 11 years 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 Slovakia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Slovakia was 11 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- How does Slovakia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Slovakia ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release