Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Slovakia

Slovakia: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.6%
Change on year
down 32.9%
World rank
32nd
of 61 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2003
All-time low
1.6%
in 2022
Years of data
18
2003–2022

Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Slovakia, 2003–2022

23452003201220222003: 5.42004: 42005: 4.12006: 4.52007: 3.12008: 3.42009: 42010: 4.62011: 4.32012: 4.22014: 3.82016: 2.92017: 2.82018: 2.92019: 2.92020: 2.82021: 2.42022: 1.6

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2022, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Slovakia stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.9% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Slovakia peaked at 5.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.

That places Slovakia 32nd out of 61 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Slovakia, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 5.4%
2004 4.0% -26.0%
2005 4.1% +3.0%
2006 4.5% +9.2%
2007 3.1% -32.5%
2008 3.4% +11.5%
2009 4.0% +16.2%
2010 4.6% +17.4%
2011 4.3% -8.2%
2012 4.2% -1.0%
2014 3.8% -9.9%
2016 2.9% -23.3%
2017 2.8% -4.6%
2018 2.9% +5.6%
2019 2.9% -0.4%
2020 2.8% -4.1%
2021 2.4% -14.2%
2022 1.6% -32.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.1% 3.1% 5.4% 7
2010s 3.6% 2.8% 4.6% 8
2020s 2.3% 1.6% 2.8% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Slovakia?
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Slovakia was 1.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
How does Slovakia rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Slovakia ranks 32nd out of 61 countries with data for 2022.
Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
61 places, 735 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release