Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 16,118 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovakia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovakia is 16,118, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 49,332 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16,118, in 2024.
That places Slovakia 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49,332 | — |
| 2003 | 37,832 | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 29,736 | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 27,306 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 25,872 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 24,791 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 25,598 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 26,081 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 24,599 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 23,602 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 22,586 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 21,825 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 21,653 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21,841 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22,416 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 22,046 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 21,379 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 21,357 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 20,896 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 20,780 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 18,833 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 17,591 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 16,118 | -8.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 16,118 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,070, 1.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 16,118 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,703, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,818 | 24,791 | 49,332 | 8 |
| 2010s | 22,330 | 21,357 | 24,599 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,844 | 16,118 | 20,896 | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovakia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovakia was 16,118 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 49,332 in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,118 in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release