Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia
Slovakia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and up 177.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Slovakia 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3% | — |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -44.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +105.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +45.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -19.6% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 50% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 4.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +105.8% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 3 |
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 repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both in Slovakia was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Slovakia rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both?
- Slovakia ranks 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release