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
Latest (2024)
87.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
36th
of 45 countries
All-time high
87.3%
in 2024
All-time low
75.3%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia, 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 87.3% for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 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, 75.3%, in 1999.
Slovakia ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.3% | — |
| 2000 | 76.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 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% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 87.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.5%, 91% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 87.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.5%, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.3% | 75.3% | 75.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 75.4% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 76.5% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 83.0% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More population data for Slovakia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7735 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6992 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 71.28 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 131,931 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.5749 % change on previous year (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 75.3% in 1999.
- How does Slovakia rank for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Slovakia ranks 36th out of 45 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 sex - as % of the population of the corresponding age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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