Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Slovakia
Slovakia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Slovakia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 7.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Slovakia peaked at 15.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2025.
That places Slovakia 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | -8.8% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 7.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 7.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 7.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Slovakia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Slovakia was 7.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Slovakia ranks 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release