School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 318,395 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
318,395 number
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
122nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
478,681 number
in 2001
All-time low
318,395 number
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Slovakia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 318,395 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 478,681 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 318,395 number, in 2018.
Slovakia ranks 122nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 384,447 number | — |
| 1971 | 404,624 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 425,864 number | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 442,800 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 453,442 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 458,788 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 459,099 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 455,450 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 450,349 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 444,831 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 438,375 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 431,113 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 423,059 number | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 414,439 number | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 405,283 number | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 395,730 number | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 385,552 number | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 377,218 number | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 372,400 number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 372,810 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 378,365 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 389,263 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 402,583 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 416,853 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 430,331 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 443,228 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 455,722 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 466,343 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 465,848 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 474,032 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 478,371 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 478,681 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 474,379 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 466,497 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 457,644 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 449,575 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 442,054 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 434,274 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 426,924 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 419,287 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 410,968 number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 402,338 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 394,063 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 385,469 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 375,543 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 363,688 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 349,988 number | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 334,620 number | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 318,395 number | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 437,969 number | 384,447 number | 459,099 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 401,598 number | 372,400 number | 438,375 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 432,257 number | 378,365 number | 474,032 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 452,769 number | 419,287 number | 478,681 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 370,564 number | 318,395 number | 410,968 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Slovakia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Slovakia was 318,395 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 478,681 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 318,395 number in 2018.
- How does Slovakia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 122nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.