Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Slovakia

Slovakia: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 9,242 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9,242 number
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
63rd
of 133 countries
All-time high
16,476 number
in 2001
All-time low
6,443 number
in 2006
Years of data
18
2001–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Slovakia, 2001–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k2001200920182001: 16.5k number2002: 15.0k number2003: 12.0k number2004: 9.5k number2005: 6.9k number2006: 6.4k number2007: 8.5k number2008: 9.0k number2009: 9.0k number2010: 7.9k number2011: 7.7k number2012: 9.3k number2013: 10.4k number2014: 9.9k number2015: 9.0k number2016: 10.5k number2017: 10.3k number2018: 9.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Slovakia stood at 9,242 number.

That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Slovakia peaked at 16,476 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6,443 number, in 2006.

Slovakia ranks 63rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Slovakia, 2001 to 2018.
Year number Change
2001 16,476 number
2002 15,019 number -8.8%
2003 11,980 number -20.2%
2004 9,461 number -21.0%
2005 6,917 number -26.9%
2006 6,443 number -6.9%
2007 8,475 number +31.5%
2008 9,046 number +6.7%
2009 8,984 number -0.7%
2010 7,935 number -11.7%
2011 7,749 number -2.3%
2012 9,339 number +20.5%
2013 10,418 number +11.6%
2014 9,877 number -5.2%
2015 8,965 number -9.2%
2016 10,525 number +17.4%
2017 10,276 number -2.4%
2018 9,242 number -10.1%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 9,242 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,470 number, 6.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 9,242 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,257 number, 4.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,311 number 6,443 number 16,476 number 9
2010s 9,370 number 7,749 number 10,525 number 9

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 60 Togo 11,154 number compare
  2. 61 Oman 10,947 number compare
  3. 62 Thailand 9,798 number compare
  4. 64 Germany 8,351 number compare
  5. 65 Bahrain 6,535 number compare
  6. 66 Korea 6,263 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Slovakia?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Slovakia was 9,242 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 16,476 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,443 number in 2006.
How does Slovakia rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Slovakia ranks 63rd out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/