Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Slovakia
Slovakia: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 73 countries
All-time high
15
in 1998
All-time low
14
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Slovakia, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 15 for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Slovakia peaked at 15 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14, in 1970.
That places Slovakia 21st out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14 | — |
| 1971 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 21 Kuwait 15 compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 compare
- 21 Serbia 15 compare
- 21 Portugal 15 compare
- 21 Tunisia 15 compare
- 21 Spain 15 compare
- 21 France 15 compare
- 21 North Macedonia 15 compare
- 21 Algeria 15 compare
- 21 Cyprus 15 compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 15 compare
- 21 Greece 15 compare
- 21 Lebanon 15 compare
- 21 Yemen 15 compare
- 21 Qatar 15 compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 15 compare
- 21 Montenegro 15 compare
- 21 Netherlands 15 compare
- 21 Armenia 15 compare
- 21 Azerbaijan 15 compare
- 21 Syria 15 compare
- 21 Georgia 15 compare
- 21 Iran 15 compare
- 21 Morocco 15 compare
- 21 Luxembourg 15 compare
- 21 Czechia 15 compare
- 21 Croatia 15 compare
- 21 Ukraine 15 compare
- 21 Libya 15 compare
- 21 Bahrain 15 compare
- 21 Romania 15 compare
- 21 Palestine, State of 15 compare
- 21 Sudan 15 compare
- 21 Egypt 15 compare
- 21 Monaco 15 compare
- 21 Iraq 15 compare
- 21 Slovenia 15 compare
- 21 Djibouti 15 compare
- 21 Hungary 15 compare
- 21 Belarus 15 compare
- 21 Albania 15 compare
- 21 Switzerland 15 compare
- 21 Poland 15 compare
More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 240,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,903 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 141,119 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 81,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Slovakia?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Slovakia was 15 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 1970.
- How does Slovakia rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Slovakia ranks 21st out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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