Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Slovakia, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 10.8% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Slovakia peaked at 10.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
Slovakia ranks 135th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Gross national expenditure 100.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 26.95 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 80.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 0.9% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 154.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 136.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 101.50 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 27.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 85.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 38.43 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Slovakia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Slovakia was 10.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Slovakia ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.