Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia
Slovakia: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia is 22.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia peaked at 36.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2016.
That places Slovakia 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.0% | — |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +40.9% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | +22.1% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | -27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.1% | 17.6% | 22.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 22.6% | 36.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 17.9% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 6.8% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 244,806 Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 187,569 Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 81.5 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 285,747 Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 97.8% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 11,817 Number (2024)
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 8,802 Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 141,119 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia was 22.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2016.
- How does Slovakia rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Slovakia ranks 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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