Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Slovakia
Slovakia: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 19.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Slovakia, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Slovakia stood at 19.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Slovakia peaked at 19.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1997.
Slovakia ranks 31st of 145 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.4% | — |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.4% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.2% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.2% | 19.4% | 3 |
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 initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Slovakia?
- Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Slovakia was 19.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1997.
- How does Slovakia rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
- Slovakia ranks 31st out of 145 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release