School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.48 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia, 1993–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia stood at 14.48 years.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 14.99 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.8 years, in 1993.
That places Slovakia 68th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 11.8 years | — |
| 1994 | 11.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 12.05 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 12.24 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 12.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 12.87 years | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 13.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 13.25 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 13.22 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 13.52 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 13.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.93 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 14.2 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 14.43 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 14.73 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 14.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 14.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.95 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.95 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.93 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.8 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.68 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 14.53 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.49 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.48 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.31 years | 11.8 years | 13.01 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 14.08 years | 13.22 years | 14.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.76 years | 14.48 years | 14.99 years | 9 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia was 14.48 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.99 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8 years in 1993.
- How does Slovakia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 68th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.