Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Slovakia
Slovakia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Slovakia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 7.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Slovakia peaked at 15.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2025.
Slovakia ranks 147th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 7.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 7.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 145 Hong Kong, China 7.7% compare
- 146 Albania 7.6% compare
- 147 Marshall Islands 7.5% compare
- 149 Estonia 7.4% compare
- 150 Peru 7.0% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Slovakia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Slovakia was 7.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Slovakia ranks 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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