Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 28.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Slovakia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Slovakia stood at 28.3%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Slovakia peaked at 39.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2023.
Slovakia ranks 29th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 36.5% | — |
| 1994 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 38.3% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 35.7% | 39.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.8% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 29.3% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 28.2% | 28.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,484 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93,834 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Slovakia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Slovakia was 28.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Slovakia ranks 29th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release