Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population in Slovakia
Slovakia: Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population was 93 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Slovakia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Slovakia is 93, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Slovakia peaked at 93 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.8, in 2017.
That places Slovakia 35th out of 44 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 aged 5: % of corresponding age population in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.4 | — |
| 2014 | 81.2 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.8 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 85 | +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 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.04 | 77.8 | 85.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 89.68 | 86.3 | 93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More population data for Slovakia
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 5.42 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 5.42 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 413.47 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 46,241 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.3 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 5.42 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 46,241 (2024)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.46 (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 4,140 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 9.3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Slovakia?
- Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Slovakia was 93 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8 in 2017.
- How does Slovakia rank for pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Slovakia ranks 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary 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 aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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