Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of young people not in education, employment or training was 8.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Slovakia, 2002–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of young people not in education, employment or training in Slovakia is 8.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young people not in education, employment or training in Slovakia peaked at 23.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2024.
That places Slovakia 97th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23.5% | — |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 11.4% | 23.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 10.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 11.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 81,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 59,179 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young people not in education, employment or training in Slovakia?
- Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Slovakia was 8.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young people not in education, employment or training recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of young people not in education, employment or training recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of young people not in education, employment or training?
- Slovakia ranks 97th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young people not in education, employment or training rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young people not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of people aged 15–24 who are not in education (formal education or short courses), employment (worked in paid work or self-employment), or training (non-academic skill-building activities). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.