Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Slovakia
Slovakia: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Slovakia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Slovakia is 9.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Slovakia peaked at 11.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2020.
Slovakia ranks 38th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.0% | — |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 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 students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Slovakia?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Slovakia was 9.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Slovakia ranks 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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