Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Slovakia
Slovakia: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 0.993 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Slovakia, 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Slovakia is 0.993 index, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Slovakia peaked at 0.993 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.802 index, in 1991.
That places Slovakia 55th out of 121 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.802 index | — |
| 2001 | 0.9855 index | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 0.969 index | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9718 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9716 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9739 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9801 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.985 index | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9879 index | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.991 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.993 index | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.802 index | 0.802 index | 0.802 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9855 index | 0.9855 index | 0.9855 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9804 index | 0.969 index | 0.993 index | 9 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 81,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 59,179 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Slovakia?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Slovakia was 0.993 index in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.993 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.802 index in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- Slovakia ranks 55th out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.