School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia
Slovakia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 2.09 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia stood at 2.09 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia peaked at 2.81 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7917 years, in 1993.
Slovakia ranks 77th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7917 years | — |
| 1994 | 0.845 years | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9275 years | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 1 years | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.09 years | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 1.21 years | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3 years | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.42 years | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 1.5 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.65 years | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 1.73 years | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.82 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.03 years | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 2.25 years | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 2.51 years | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 2.68 years | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 2.78 years | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.75 years | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.73 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.63 years | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.53 years | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.42 years | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.26 years | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 2.18 years | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.09 years | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 years | 0.7917 years | 1.3 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.04 years | 1.42 years | 2.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 years | 2.09 years | 2.81 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 74 Mexico 2.15 years compare
- 75 North Macedonia 2.13 years compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 2.12 years compare
- 78 Cuba 2.07 years compare
- 79 Mauritius 2.03 years compare
- 80 Syrian Arab Republic 2 years compare
More education data for Slovakia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,530 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.75 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Slovakia was 2.09 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7917 years in 1993.
- How does Slovakia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Slovakia ranks 77th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.