School age population, primary education, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 228,174 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
228,174 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
137th
of 206 countries
All-time high
387,497 number
in 1987
All-time low
208,223 number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Slovakia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Slovakia is 228,174 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 387,497 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 208,223 number, in 2012.
Slovakia ranks 137th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 339,326 number | — |
| 1971 | 332,489 number | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 325,947 number | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 319,578 number | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 313,756 number | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 309,215 number | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 306,765 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 306,538 number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 311,195 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 320,933 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 333,908 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 346,995 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 357,694 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 367,225 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 374,944 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 380,694 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 384,674 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 387,497 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 385,907 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 379,910 number | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 371,088 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 361,947 number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 354,341 number | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 347,896 number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 342,878 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 338,515 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 333,414 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 327,232 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 320,520 number | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 313,115 number | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 304,845 number | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 295,574 number | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 285,740 number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 274,104 number | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 260,787 number | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 246,859 number | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 234,001 number | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 223,821 number | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 216,228 number | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 211,578 number | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 209,389 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 208,579 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 208,223 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 210,172 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 214,263 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 219,575 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 224,692 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 228,322 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 230,128 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 229,829 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 228,174 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 318,574 number | 306,538 number | 339,326 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 369,945 number | 333,908 number | 387,497 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 341,095 number | 313,115 number | 371,088 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 255,354 number | 211,578 number | 304,845 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 218,317 number | 208,223 number | 230,128 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 228,174 number | 228,174 number | 228,174 number | 1 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 232,337 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 240,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,903 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Slovakia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Slovakia was 228,174 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 387,497 number in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,223 number in 2012.
- How does Slovakia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.