Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Slovakia
Slovakia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Slovakia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1.2% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Slovakia peaked at 7.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
That places Slovakia 156th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4% | — |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +365.2% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -32.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -57.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -8.8% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 42% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +365.2% | 0.4% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.2% | 5.1% | 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 of primary school age, male in Slovakia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Slovakia was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Slovakia ranks 156th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. 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 of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release