Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Slovakia

Slovakia: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 2009
Years of data
15
1998–2016

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Slovakia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 1 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.92 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.782 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.491 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 1 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 1 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Slovakia is 1.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Slovakia peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.

Slovakia ranks 1st of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Slovakia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1998 1.0%
1999 1.0% +0.0%
2000 0.9% -8.0%
2001 0.8% -15.1%
2002 1.0% +27.9%
2003 1.0% +0.0%
2004 1.0% +0.0%
2006 1.0% +0.0%
2008 1.0% +0.0%
2009 0.0% -100.0%
2012 0.5%
2013 1.0% +103.7%
2014 0.0% -100.0%
2015 1.0%
2016 1.0% +0.0%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +103.7% 0.5% 1.0%
2009 -100.0% 1.0% 0.0%
2014 -100.0% 1.0% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.0% 1.0% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.0% 1.0% 5

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 1 Croatia 1.0% compare
  2. 1 Czechia 1.0% compare
  3. 1 Russian Federation 1.0% compare
  4. 1 Ukraine 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Slovakia?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Slovakia was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
How does Slovakia rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Slovakia ranks 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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