Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 14.1 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Latest (2012)
14.1
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
7th
of 32 countries
All-time high
15.6
in 2008
All-time low
14.1
in 2012
Years of data
14
1999–2012
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Slovakia, 1999–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Slovakia stood at 14.1. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Slovakia peaked at 15.6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.1, in 2012.
Slovakia ranks 7th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.1 | — |
| 2000 | 14.5 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 15.4 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 15.1 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 15.2 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 15.1 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.2 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.9 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 14.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.6 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 15.2 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.8 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 14.4 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.1 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.11 | 14.5 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.43 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 3 |
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- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,530 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Slovakia?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Slovakia was 14.1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 in 2008.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 in 2012.
- How does Slovakia rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Slovakia ranks 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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