Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia
Slovakia: Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia stood at 87.3%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia peaked at 87.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2016.
Slovakia ranks 40th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 77.5% | — |
| 2014 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.0% | 76.5% | 82.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 83.0% | 87.3% | 5 |
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More population data for Slovakia
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 5.42 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 5.42 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 413.47 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 46,241 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.3 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 5.42 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 46,241 Number (2024)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.46 Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 9.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia?
- Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia was 87.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2016.
- How does Slovakia rank for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Slovakia ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of the population of the corresponding age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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