Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovakia
Slovakia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9545 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.9545 modelled data
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
99th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.15 modelled data
in 2001
All-time low
0.9189 modelled data
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovakia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.9545 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovakia peaked at 1.15 modelled data in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9189 modelled data, in 2021.
That places Slovakia 99th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.15 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 modelled data | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.15 modelled data | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.08 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.14 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.12 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.06 modelled data | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.04 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9714 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.973 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9737 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9487 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9487 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9474 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9189 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9429 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9375 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9259 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9545 modelled data | +3.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.9545 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 95% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.9545 modelled data is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 modelled data, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9903 modelled data | 0.9487 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9379 modelled data | 0.9189 modelled data | 0.9545 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovakia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovakia was 0.9545 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 modelled data in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9189 modelled data in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Slovakia ranks 99th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release