Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Slovakia

Slovakia: Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of was 26.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
26.4%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
59th
of 115 countries
All-time high
36.2%
in 1997
All-time low
17.8%
in 2008
Years of data
20
1997–2017

Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Slovakia, 1997–2017

0102030401997200720171997: 36.21999: 32.32000: 28.22001: 30.22002: 30.22003: 28.12004: 31.32005: 23.42006: 23.82007: 18.92008: 17.82009: 18.22010: 18.42011: 18.82012: 22.12013: 24.92014: 26.72015: 26.52016: 25.92017: 26.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 26.4% for initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Slovakia peaked at 36.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2008.

Slovakia ranks 59th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Slovakia, 1997 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1997 36.2%
1999 32.3% -10.8%
2000 28.2% -12.9%
2001 30.2% +7.3%
2002 30.2% +0.1%
2003 28.1% -7.0%
2004 31.3% +11.4%
2005 23.4% -25.4%
2006 23.8% +1.9%
2007 18.9% -20.5%
2008 17.8% -6.2%
2009 18.2% +2.2%
2010 18.4% +1.4%
2011 18.8% +1.9%
2012 22.1% +17.4%
2013 24.9% +13.1%
2014 26.7% +7.0%
2015 26.5% -0.7%
2016 25.9% -2.1%
2017 26.4% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.3% 32.3% 36.2% 2
2000s 25.0% 17.8% 31.3% 10
2010s 23.7% 18.4% 26.7% 8

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 56 Hungary 27.6% compare
  2. 57 Serbia 27.0% compare
  3. 58 Poland 26.7% compare
  4. 60 Iceland 26.4% compare
  5. 61 Romania 26.3% compare
  6. 62 Türkiye 25.7% compare

See the full ranking of 115 places →

More reference data data for Slovakia

All data for Slovakia →

Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Slovakia?
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Slovakia was 26.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2008.
How does Slovakia rank for initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of?
Slovakia ranks 59th out of 115 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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 Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Slovakia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/initial-government-funding-per-tertiary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita/slovak-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/initial-government-funding-per-tertiary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita/slovak-republic/">Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Slovakia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
115 places, 1,387 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/