Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Slovakia
Slovakia: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Slovakia, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.4% for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Slovakia peaked at 1.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Slovakia ranks 60th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.3% | — |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +80.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -26.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +80.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Slovakia?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Slovakia was 0.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Slovakia ranks 60th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release