Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Slovakia
Slovakia: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 6.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Slovakia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Slovakia is 6.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Slovakia peaked at 9.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2010.
Slovakia ranks 28th of 47 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.
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.7% | — |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +17.2% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 6.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 6.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 6.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.7% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 6 |
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 early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Slovakia?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Slovakia was 6.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2010.
- How does Slovakia rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Slovakia ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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