Education in Slovakia

141 indicators covering education for Slovakia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational 8.4% 2025 down 8.7% 9th
Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and 21,947 Number 2024 up 97.4% 24th
Distribution of mobile students from abroad enrolled at education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex, type of 181,903 Number 2024 up 15.0% 26th
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex 43,731 Number 2024 down 17.9% 25th
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied 207,972 Number 2024 up 11.9% 21st
Graduates in tertiary education by education level - women per 100 men 157.6 Rate 2024 down 5.7% 18th
Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by educational 1.22 million Number 2024 up 1.4% 20th
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education 0.9 Number 2024 unchanged 23rd
Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups 0.1% 2024 down 50.0% 37th
Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and 0 Number 2024 — 4th
Share of mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex 0.0% 2024 — 1st
Enterprises that provided training to develop/upgrade ICT skills of 8.0% 2024 up 3.5% 22nd
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages 683,499 Number 2024 up 5.7% 21st
Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme 15,619 Number 2024 up 24.1% 26th
Ratio of pupils and students to teachers and academic staff by 11.6 Rate 2024 down 7.9% 15th
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 11,817 Number 2024 down 29.3% 16th
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level 17 Number 2024 up 6.2% 32nd
Female teachers - as % of all teachers, by education level 99.6% 2024 unchanged 3rd
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex, type of 1.05 million Number 2024 up 0.1% 23rd
Share of degree mobile graduates from abroad by education level, sex 0.0% 2024 — 1st
Degree mobile graduates from abroad by education level, sex and 0 Number 2024 — 1st
Degree mobile graduates from abroad by education level, sex and field 3,466 Number 2024 up 19.3% 21st
Distribution of degree mobile graduates from abroad at education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age 1.05 million Number 2024 down 2.1% 23rd
Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation 6.8% 2024 up 36.0% 9th
Teachers working part-time - as % of all teachers, by education level 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 34th
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level 12.0% 2024 up 20.8% 31st
Distribution of mobile students from abroad with EU and non-EU 0.0% 2024 — 1st
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group 43,163 Number 2024 down 11.8% 22nd
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 11,817 Number 2024 down 29.3% 16th
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme 874.6 Million euro 2023 up 167.1% 23rd
Public expenditure on education per pupil/student based on FTE by 4,811 Euro 2023 up 124.8% 25th
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment 8.2 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 2.5% 7th
Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and 51.2% 2025 up 23.4% 3rd
Trust in others by sex, age and educational attainment 7.1 Rating (0-10) 2025 up 9.2% 6th
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student 5,236 Euro 2023 up 110.6% 25th
Expenditure of the educational institutions by education level 951.9 Million euro 2023 up 150.4% 21st
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational 17,591 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2015 up 22.1% 32nd
Ratio of annual expenditure per student at the tertiary level and 2 Rate 2023 up 11.1% 8th
Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or 88.5% 2023 down 5.0% 32nd
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme 181,814 Number 2023 up 18.9% 23rd
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme 0.7% 2023 up 40.0% 18th
Pupils enrolled in vocational upper secondary and post-secondary 139,595 Number 2024 down 9.1% 20th
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and field of 139,595 Number 2024 down 9.1% 20th
Distribution of students at education level and programme orientation 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Funding of education by education level, programme orientation and 11.3% 2023 up 10.8% 26th
Financial aid to students by education level - as % of total public 3.6% 2023 down 30.8% 21st
Public subsidies to the private sector by education level and 21.3 Million euro 2023 up 317.6% 12th
Total educational expenditure by education level, programme 972.2 Million euro 2023 up 155.7% 18th
Private educational expenditure by education level, programme 115.7 Million euro 2023 up 53.2% 21st
Female school-management personnel - as % of total school-management 99.4% 2024 down 0.6% 1st
Ratio of pupils to teachers and teacher aides by education level and 11 Rate 2024 down 9.8% 7th
Agricultural training of farm managers 17,520 Holding 2023 down 25.7% 32nd
Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex 1.10 million Number 2012 down 12.5% 26th
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity 1.10 million Number 2012 down 12.5% 26th
Participation/ enrolment in education by sex 29.7 2012 up 25.8% 37th
Education and training context indicators 10.3 2012 down 8.8% 21st
Students by ISCED level, age and sex 1.10 million Number 2012 down 12.5% 26th
Distribution of pupils/ students by level 954.1 2012 down 13.9% 26th