Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Slovakia
Slovakia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 3.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Slovakia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Slovakia stood at 3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Slovakia peaked at 7.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
Slovakia ranks 140th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.9% | — |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -14.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 3.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 84% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 3.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 6.4% | 5 |
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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Slovakia?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Slovakia was 3.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Slovakia ranks 140th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release