Over-age students, primary in Slovakia
Slovakia: Over-age students, primary was 15.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Slovakia, 2001–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Slovakia stood at 15.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Slovakia peaked at 17.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, 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 in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.2% | — |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.2% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 17.1% | 8 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,530 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 232,337 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 240,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,903 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Slovakia?
- Over-age students, primary in Slovakia was 15.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2001.
- How does Slovakia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Slovakia ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 (% of 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.