Slovak Republic: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Slovak Republic's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 2.7% on 2016 (from 141,002 to 137,227).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2016), the average change was −2.2% and a typical year strayed about 4.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 4.2% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.1% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 8,550 a year. A straight line explains 96% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 105,904 for 2020. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2015 to 2017 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 3,402, against 8,050 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2017, Slovak Republic had the 30th highest value of the 61 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 2017 ranking

• Sweden — 27th of 61: 186,467
• Israel — 28th of 61: 161,579
• Bulgaria — 29th of 61: 141,163
• Croatia — 31st of 61: 132,833
• Venezuela, RB — 32nd of 61: 128,976
• Canada — 33rd of 61: 128,399

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 25 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 20,605 (2018)
• Andorra — 488 (2018)
• Armenia — 19,676 (2018)
• Austria — 238,161 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 152,777 (2018)
• Belarus — 82,592 (2018)
• Belgium — 524,924 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 94,557 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 141,163 (2017)
• Croatia — 132,833 (2017)
• Cyprus

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 secondary education, vocational pupils?

137,227 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 42.83% from 240,028 in 1993 (2.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 261,995 in 1996 and the lowest 137,227 in 2017.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, 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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