School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 290,824 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 290,824 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 403,799 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 262,431, in 2016.
That places Slovakia 115th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 403,799 | — |
| 2002 | 399,453 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 390,340 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 380,498 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 367,343 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 349,734 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 332,349 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 317,123 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 301,585 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 291,874 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 285,949 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 277,860 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 270,137 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 265,152 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 263,074 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 262,431 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 264,737 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 268,357 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 273,688 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 279,531 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 283,317 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 285,322 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 289,724 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 290,824 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 360,247 | 301,585 | 403,799 | 9 |
| 2010s | 272,326 | 262,431 | 291,874 | 10 |
| 2020s | 285,744 | 279,531 | 290,824 | 5 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 119,366 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.022 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 125,440 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7655 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia was 290,824 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 403,799 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,431 in 2016.
- How does Slovakia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 115th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release