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

Slovakia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 22,322 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
22,322 number
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
74th
of 137 countries
All-time high
36,778 number
in 2002
All-time low
22,322 number
in 2018
Years of data
17
2002–2018

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2002201020182002: 36.8k number2003: 34.2k number2004: 30.7k number2005: 30.6k number2006: 29.5k number2007: 26.9k number2008: 27.2k number2009: 27.2k number2010: 27.1k number2011: 27.3k number2012: 26.1k number2013: 26.6k number2014: 26.4k number2015: 25.1k number2016: 24.3k number2017: 23.1k number2018: 22.3k 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 22,322 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Slovakia peaked at 36,778 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22,322 number, in 2018.

That places Slovakia 74th out of 137 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, female (number) in Slovakia, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 36,778 number
2003 34,206 number -7.0%
2004 30,734 number -10.2%
2005 30,561 number -0.6%
2006 29,502 number -3.5%
2007 26,880 number -8.9%
2008 27,187 number +1.1%
2009 27,203 number +0.1%
2010 27,076 number -0.5%
2011 27,325 number +0.9%
2012 26,106 number -4.5%
2013 26,591 number +1.9%
2014 26,411 number -0.7%
2015 25,099 number -5.0%
2016 24,287 number -3.2%
2017 23,125 number -4.8%
2018 22,322 number -3.5%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 22,322 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,134 number, 3.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 22,322 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,274 number, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30,381 number 26,880 number 36,778 number 8
2010s 25,371 number 22,322 number 27,325 number 9

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 71 Lesotho 28,565 number compare
  2. 72 United Arab Emirates 24,585 number compare
  3. 73 Azerbaijan 23,079 number compare
  4. 75 Botswana 22,310 number
  5. 76 Eswatini 22,280 number compare
  6. 77 Greece 20,784 number compare

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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 22,322 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 36,778 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 22,322 number in 2018.
How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Slovakia ranks 74th out of 137 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 17.9%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 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/