Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Slovakia
Slovakia: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 7.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Slovakia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Slovakia is 7.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Slovakia peaked at 22.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2024.
That places Slovakia 111th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.0% | — |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -34.0% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -30.8% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -10.9% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 7.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.5× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 7.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.2% | 17.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 14.1% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 7.1% | 13.9% | 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 one year before the official primary in Slovakia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Slovakia was 7.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Slovakia ranks 111th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. 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 children one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release