Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Slovakia

Slovakia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 11,100 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
11,100 number
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
77th
of 148 countries
All-time high
15,959 number
in 2003
All-time low
8,690 number
in 2012
Years of data
17
2002–2018

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k2002201020182002: 14.0k number2003: 16.0k number2004: 15.7k number2005: 15.2k number2006: 14.2k number2007: 13.0k number2008: 12.7k number2009: 13.5k number2010: 12.6k number2011: 10.6k number2012: 8.7k number2013: 9.1k number2014: 10.8k number2015: 12.3k number2016: 13.4k number2017: 12.1k number2018: 11.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 11,100 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018.

That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Slovakia peaked at 15,959 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8,690 number, in 2012.

Slovakia ranks 77th of 148 countries on this measure, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Slovakia, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 14,042 number
2003 15,959 number +13.7%
2004 15,733 number -1.4%
2005 15,181 number -3.5%
2006 14,246 number -6.2%
2007 12,977 number -8.9%
2008 12,742 number -1.8%
2009 13,516 number +6.1%
2010 12,601 number -6.8%
2011 10,578 number -16.1%
2012 8,690 number -17.8%
2013 9,138 number +5.2%
2014 10,782 number +18.0%
2015 12,307 number +14.1%
2016 13,386 number +8.8%
2017 12,074 number -9.8%
2018 11,100 number -8.1%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 11,100 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,843 number, 6.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 11,100 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,256 number, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,300 number 12,742 number 15,959 number 8
2010s 11,184 number 8,690 number 13,386 number 9

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 74 Zimbabwe 14,227 number compare
  2. 75 France 13,270 number compare
  3. 76 Namibia 12,713 number compare
  4. 78 Greece 11,089 number compare
  5. 79 Russian Federation 10,839 number compare
  6. 80 Sri Lanka 10,082 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Slovakia?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Slovakia was 11,100 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 15,959 number in 2003.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 8,690 number in 2012.
How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Slovakia ranks 77th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/