Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Slovakia

Slovakia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 46,056 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
46,056 number
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
75th
of 139 countries
All-time high
77,165 number
in 2002
All-time low
46,056 number
in 2018
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Slovakia, 2002–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2002201020182002: 77.2k number2003: 70.2k number2004: 64.4k number2005: 64.3k number2006: 62.2k number2007: 56.5k number2008: 57.1k number2009: 57.7k number2010: 57.4k number2011: 57.1k number2012: 53.8k number2013: 54.4k number2014: 53.9k number2015: 50.9k number2016: 49.2k number2017: 47.4k number2018: 46.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Slovakia is 46,056 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Slovakia peaked at 77,165 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 46,056 number, in 2018.

That places Slovakia 75th out of 139 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Slovakia, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 77,165 number
2003 70,250 number -9.0%
2004 64,397 number -8.3%
2005 64,341 number -0.1%
2006 62,226 number -3.3%
2007 56,456 number -9.3%
2008 57,057 number +1.1%
2009 57,698 number +1.1%
2010 57,357 number -0.6%
2011 57,125 number -0.4%
2012 53,836 number -5.8%
2013 54,350 number +1.0%
2014 53,907 number -0.8%
2015 50,884 number -5.6%
2016 49,222 number -3.3%
2017 47,443 number -3.6%
2018 46,056 number -2.9%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 46,056 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 13,833 number, 3.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 46,056 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,277 number, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63,699 number 56,456 number 77,165 number 8
2010s 52,242 number 46,056 number 57,357 number 9

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 72 Azerbaijan 57,966 number compare
  2. 73 Mongolia 51,944 number compare
  3. 74 Botswana 51,638 number
  4. 76 Serbia 45,473 number compare
  5. 77 Armenia 44,799 number compare
  6. 78 Eswatini 42,391 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Slovakia?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Slovakia was 46,056 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 77,165 number in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 46,056 number in 2018.
How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Slovakia ranks 75th out of 139 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/