Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Slovakia
Slovakia: Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship was 57.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Slovakia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Slovakia is 57.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Slovakia peaked at 58.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2000.
That places Slovakia 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.1% | — |
| 1999 | 49.9% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 57.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 49.9% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.4% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 50.5% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 55.1% | 58.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Slovakia?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Slovakia was 57.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship?
- Slovakia ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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