Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Slovakia
Slovakia: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Slovakia, 2013–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of gross national income (GNI).
Analysis
In 2023, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Slovakia stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Slovakia peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
That places Slovakia 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of gross national income (GNI) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 17.9% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 6.8% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 244,806 Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 187,569 Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 81.5 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 285,747 Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 97.8% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 11,817 Number (2024)
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 8,802 Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 141,119 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Slovakia?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Slovakia was 0.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does Slovakia rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Slovakia ranks 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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