Official entrance age to compulsory education in Slovakia
Slovakia: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6
in 1998
All-time low
5
in 2021
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Slovakia, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 5 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Slovakia peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2021.
That places Slovakia 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 | — |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.17 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,530 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Slovakia?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Slovakia was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Slovakia ranks 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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