Over-age students, primary, male in Slovakia
Slovakia: Over-age students, primary, male was 17.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Slovakia, 2001–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Slovakia stood at 17.0%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Slovakia peaked at 18.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2001.
That places Slovakia 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.1% | — |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 17.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.3%, 5.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 17.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 7.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.1% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.0% | 18.3% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Slovakia?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Slovakia was 17.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2001.
- How does Slovakia rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Slovakia ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.