School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 278,960 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
278,960 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
114th
of 205 countries
All-time high
434,227 number
in 1998
All-time low
263,151 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 278,960 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 434,227 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 263,151 number, in 2016.
That places Slovakia 114th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 363,151 number | — |
| 1971 | 357,712 number | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 351,592 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 345,133 number | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 338,364 number | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 331,478 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 324,658 number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 317,796 number | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 311,502 number | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 306,142 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 303,266 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 305,012 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 311,860 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 322,083 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 333,600 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 344,601 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 354,607 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 364,261 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 372,412 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 379,213 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 383,898 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 384,772 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 381,493 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 375,450 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 368,010 number | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 360,688 number | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 354,280 number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 349,390 number | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 434,227 number | +24.3% |
| 1999 | 428,450 number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 422,070 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 414,506 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 405,946 number | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 396,662 number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 386,710 number | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 375,618 number | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 362,676 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 347,957 number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 331,961 number | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 315,525 number | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 300,335 number | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 287,925 number | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 278,044 number | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 270,924 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 266,204 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 263,579 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 263,151 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 264,830 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 268,590 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 273,795 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 278,960 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 334,753 number | 306,142 number | 363,151 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 339,092 number | 303,266 number | 379,213 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 382,066 number | 349,390 number | 434,227 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 375,963 number | 315,525 number | 422,070 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 273,738 number | 263,151 number | 300,335 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 278,960 number | 278,960 number | 278,960 number | 1 |
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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 278,960 number in 2020, 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 434,227 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,151 number in 2016.
- How does Slovakia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 114th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.