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

Slovakia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 23,734 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
23,734 number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
78th
of 136 countries
All-time high
40,387 number
in 2002
All-time low
23,734 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: 40.4k number2003: 36.0k number2004: 33.7k number2005: 33.8k number2006: 32.7k number2007: 29.6k number2008: 29.9k number2009: 30.5k number2010: 30.3k number2011: 29.8k number2012: 27.7k number2013: 27.8k number2014: 27.5k number2015: 25.8k number2016: 24.9k number2017: 24.3k number2018: 23.7k 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 23,734 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Slovakia peaked at 40,387 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23,734 number, in 2018.

That places Slovakia 78th out of 136 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, male (number) in Slovakia, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 40,387 number
2003 36,044 number -10.8%
2004 33,663 number -6.6%
2005 33,780 number +0.3%
2006 32,724 number -3.1%
2007 29,576 number -9.6%
2008 29,870 number +1.0%
2009 30,495 number +2.1%
2010 30,281 number -0.7%
2011 29,800 number -1.6%
2012 27,730 number -6.9%
2013 27,759 number +0.1%
2014 27,496 number -0.9%
2015 25,785 number -6.2%
2016 24,935 number -3.3%
2017 24,318 number -2.5%
2018 23,734 number -2.4%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 23,734 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,214 number, 2.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 23,734 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,543 number, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33,317 number 29,576 number 40,387 number 8
2010s 26,871 number 23,734 number 30,281 number 9

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 75 Kuwait 25,419 number compare
  2. 76 Serbia 25,065 number compare
  3. 77 Timor-Leste 24,513 number compare
  4. 79 Albania 21,592 number compare
  5. 80 Eswatini 20,111 number compare
  6. 81 Austria 19,194 number compare

See the full ranking of 181 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 23,734 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 40,387 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 23,734 number in 2018.
How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Slovakia ranks 78th out of 136 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 20.5%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/