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 11,602 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
11,602 number
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
81st
of 148 countries
All-time high
15,626 number
in 2004
All-time low
8,534 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: 14.8k number2003: 15.1k number2004: 15.6k number2005: 14.7k number2006: 14.4k number2007: 13.3k number2008: 13.0k number2009: 14.2k number2010: 12.8k number2011: 10.4k number2012: 8.5k number2013: 8.8k number2014: 11.0k number2015: 12.3k number2016: 13.1k number2017: 12.4k number2018: 11.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 11,602 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Slovakia peaked at 15,626 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8,534 number, in 2012.

Slovakia ranks 81st 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, male (number) in Slovakia, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 14,836 number
2003 15,051 number +1.4%
2004 15,626 number +3.8%
2005 14,702 number -5.9%
2006 14,418 number -1.9%
2007 13,323 number -7.6%
2008 13,049 number -2.1%
2009 14,177 number +8.6%
2010 12,786 number -9.8%
2011 10,450 number -18.3%
2012 8,534 number -18.3%
2013 8,798 number +3.1%
2014 11,028 number +25.3%
2015 12,271 number +11.3%
2016 13,063 number +6.5%
2017 12,429 number -4.9%
2018 11,602 number -6.7%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 11,602 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,796 number, 4.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 11,602 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,634 number, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,398 number 13,049 number 15,626 number 8
2010s 11,218 number 8,534 number 13,063 number 9

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 78 Kuwait 12,189 number compare
  2. 79 Timor-Leste 11,889 number compare
  3. 80 Zimbabwe 11,796 number compare
  4. 82 Greece 10,815 number compare
  5. 83 Bhutan 9,214 number compare
  6. 84 Suriname 7,939 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 11,602 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 15,626 number in 2004.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 8,534 number in 2012.
How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Slovakia ranks 81st 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 11.1%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 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/