Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Slovakia
Slovakia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Slovakia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Slovakia stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Slovakia peaked at 5.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
That places Slovakia 136th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.5% | — |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -53.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -16.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 52% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Slovakia?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Slovakia was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Slovakia ranks 136th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release