Slovak Republic: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Slovak Republic's children out of school, primary, male fell 7.5% on 2023 (from 1,519 to 1,405).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +15.2% and a typical year strayed about 75.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 342.4% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 56.6% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 775.47 a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Slovak Republic had the 60th highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Slovak Republic in the 2024 ranking

• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 57th of 72: 1,801
• Barbados — 58th of 72: 1,761
• Estonia — 59th of 72: 1,564
• Serbia — 61st of 72: 1,025
• Brunei Darussalam — 62nd of 72: 781
• Vanuatu — 63rd of 72: 766

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 24 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Albania — 6,226 (2023)
• Andorra — 41 (2024)
• Armenia — 1,698 (2023)
• Austria — 2,601 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 71 (2024)
• Belarus — 8,421 (2024)
• Belgium — 6,672 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2,195 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 7,586 (2024)
• Cyprus — 606 (2017)
• Czechia

More education data for Slovak Republic

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 101.78% (2020)
• Primary education, pupils — 244,806 (2024)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) — 99.96% (2023)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) — 99.53% (2023)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) — 99.74% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Slovak Republic's children out of school, primary, male?

1,405 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 133.39% from 602 in 2001 (3.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 8,631 in 2018 and the lowest 602 in 2001.

How does Slovak Republic rank?

60th highest of 72 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, male unusual for Slovak Republic?

In 2024, Slovak Republic's children out of school, primary, male fell 7.5% on 2023 (from 1,519 to 1,405). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +15.2% and a typical year strayed about 75.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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