Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Slovakia

Slovakia: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.3981 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3981
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
24th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.5458
in 2007
All-time low
0.3981
in 2017
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Slovakia, 2005–2017

00.20.40.62005201120172005: 0.5382006: 0.5442007: 0.5462008: 0.4512009: 0.4432010: 0.4592011: 0.4472012: 0.4242013: 0.4312014: 0.4332015: 0.4172016: 0.4042017: 0.398

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Slovakia is 0.3981, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Slovakia peaked at 0.5458 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3981, in 2017.

That places Slovakia 24th out of 71 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector in Slovakia, 2005 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2005 0.5382
2006 0.5439 +1.1%
2007 0.5458 +0.4%
2008 0.4512 -17.3%
2009 0.4427 -1.9%
2010 0.4585 +3.6%
2011 0.4465 -2.6%
2012 0.4245 -4.9%
2013 0.4307 +1.5%
2014 0.433 +0.5%
2015 0.4165 -3.8%
2016 0.4037 -3.1%
2017 0.3981 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5044 0.4427 0.5458 5
2010s 0.4265 0.3981 0.4585 8

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 21 Portugal 0.4131 compare
  2. 22 South Africa 0.4047 compare
  3. 23 Croatia 0.3986 compare
  4. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3924 compare
  5. 26 Slovenia 0.3878 compare
  6. 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3878 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Slovakia?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Slovakia was 0.3981 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5458 in 2007.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3981 in 2017.
How does Slovakia rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Slovakia ranks 24th out of 71 countries with data for 2017.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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