Slovak Republic's expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) was 21.3% in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 2.38 percentage points from 23.68% in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21.3% | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 23.37% | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 23.68% | 2006 |
| Highest | 29.91% | 2015 |
| Lowest | 14.23% | 1996 |
| Average since 2007 | 22.8% | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 16.8% | 1992 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Slovak Republic's expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) fell 8.61 percentage points on 2015 (from 29.91% to 21.3%).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2015), the average change was +0.56 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.91 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.61 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2016, Slovak Republic had the 21st highest value of the 35 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak Republic | 21.3% | 2016 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 21.3% | 2016 |
| High income | 22.9% | 2016 |
Closest to Slovak Republic in the 2016 ranking
- Spain — 18th of 35: 21.79%
- Seychelles — 19th of 35: 21.64%
- Russian Federation — 20th of 35: 21.61%
- Mexico — 22nd of 35: 21.09%
- Cyprus — 23rd of 35: 20.78%
- Lithuania — 24th of 35: 20.52%
What this measures
Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
Limitations: Data disaggregated by level of education are estimates in some instances. It is often difficult to separate lower from upper secondary education expenditure, or pre-primary from primary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 24 values
| Year | Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 21.3 |
| 2015 | 29.91 |
| 2014 | 23 |
| 2013 | 23.67 |
| 2012 | 23.98 |
| 2011 | 23.37 |
| 2010 | 19.63 |
| 2009 | 19.78 |
| 2008 | 21.53 |
| 2007 | 21.81 |
| 2006 |
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in nearby economies
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Slovak Republic's expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)?
- 21.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1992?
- It is up 4.5 percentage points from 16.8% in 1992. The highest value was 29.91% in 2015 and the lowest 14.23% in 1996.
- How does Slovak Republic rank?
- 21st highest of 35 economies with data for 2016.
- Is the latest change in expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) unusual for Slovak Republic?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.TERT.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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