Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 2.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovakia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovakia stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 6.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
Slovakia ranks 129th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovakia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovakia was 2.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. 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 of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release