Employment rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia

Slovakia: Employment rates by educational attainment level was 62.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
62.9
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 35 countries
All-time high
63.1
in 2024
All-time low
51.1
in 2000
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Employment rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia, 1998–2025

02040601998201120251998: 54.91999: 52.72000: 51.12001: 51.62002: 51.42003: 52.72004: 51.82005: 52.92006: 54.42007: 55.62008: 57.12009: 55.12010: 53.82011: 54.22012: 54.42013: 54.32014: 55.12015: 56.52016: 58.22017: 59.22018: 60.12019: 60.62020: 59.52021: 60.82022: 62.22023: 62.62024: 63.12025: 62.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia stood at 62.9.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia peaked at 63.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.1, in 2000.

Slovakia ranks 20th of 35 countries on this measure, 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 in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Employment rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia, 1998 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1998 54.9
1999 52.7 -4.0%
2000 51.1 -3.0%
2001 51.6 +1.0%
2002 51.4 -0.4%
2003 52.7 +2.5%
2004 51.8 -1.7%
2005 52.9 +2.1%
2006 54.4 +2.8%
2007 55.6 +2.2%
2008 57.1 +2.7%
2009 55.1 -3.5%
2010 53.8 -2.4%
2011 54.2 +0.7%
2012 54.4 +0.4%
2013 54.3 -0.2%
2014 55.1 +1.5%
2015 56.5 +2.5%
2016 58.2 +3.0%
2017 59.2 +1.7%
2018 60.1 +1.5%
2019 60.6 +0.8%
2020 59.5 -1.8%
2021 60.8 +2.2%
2022 62.2 +2.3%
2023 62.6 +0.6%
2024 63.1 +0.8%
2025 62.9 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.8 52.7 54.9 2
2000s 53.37 51.1 57.1 10
2010s 56.64 53.8 60.6 10
2020s 61.85 59.5 63.1 6

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 17 Latvia 64.5 compare
  2. 18 Portugal 64.4 compare
  3. 19 Luxembourg 63 compare
  4. 21 Slovenia 62.8 compare
  5. 22 Finland 62.5 compare
  6. 23 Poland 62.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia?
Employment rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia was 62.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 63.1 in 2024.
What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 51.1 in 2000.
How does Slovakia rank for employment rates by educational attainment level?
Slovakia ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rates by educational attainment level
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,169 data points, 1983–2025
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