Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia
Slovakia: Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia is 93.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia peaked at 93.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 2017.
That places Slovakia 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.4% | — |
| 2014 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 93.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.3%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 93.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.0% | 77.8% | 85.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 86.3% | 93.0% | 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 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia?
- Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Slovakia was 93.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 2017.
- How does Slovakia rank for pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Slovakia ranks 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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