School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 488,467 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
488,467 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
116th
of 205 countries
All-time high
810,297 number
in 1998
All-time low
483,734 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia stood at 488,467 number.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 810,297 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 483,734 number, in 2018.
Slovakia ranks 116th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 737,307 number | — |
| 1971 | 733,549 number | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 723,775 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 711,944 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 699,803 number | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 687,408 number | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 674,805 number | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 661,436 number | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 648,846 number | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 637,049 number | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 627,355 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 621,773 number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 620,774 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 624,464 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 632,945 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 645,757 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 662,446 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 683,326 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 703,625 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 721,751 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 736,860 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 747,298 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 752,298 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 753,732 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 751,507 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 745,604 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 736,393 number | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 725,177 number | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 810,297 number | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 797,380 number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 784,504 number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 771,350 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 757,600 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 743,260 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 727,794 number | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 710,414 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 690,646 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 668,320 number | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 644,731 number | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 620,257 number | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 595,874 number | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 572,685 number | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 550,554 number | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 530,265 number | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 512,759 number | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 499,043 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 489,765 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 484,934 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 483,734 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 485,315 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 488,467 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 691,592 number | 637,049 number | 737,307 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 654,422 number | 620,774 number | 721,751 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 755,655 number | 725,177 number | 810,297 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 711,888 number | 620,257 number | 784,504 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 520,493 number | 483,734 number | 595,874 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 488,467 number | 488,467 number | 488,467 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 113 Serbia 559,697 number compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 558,365 number compare
- 115 Bulgaria 537,164 number compare
- 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 452,910 number compare
- 118 New Zealand 438,901 number compare
- 119 Lebanon 437,832 number compare
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, secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Slovakia was 488,467 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 810,297 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 483,734 number in 2018.
- How does Slovakia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 116th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.