Inequality in education in Slovakia
Slovakia: Inequality in education was 0.0146 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Slovakia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.0146 for inequality in education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Slovakia peaked at 0.0222 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0143, in 2015.
That places Slovakia 183rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0174 | 0.0143 | 0.0222 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0172 | 0.0146 | 0.0183 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,530 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.56 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Slovakia?
- Inequality in education in Slovakia was 0.0146 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0222 in 2012.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 in 2015.
- How does Slovakia rank for inequality in education?
- Slovakia ranks 183rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.