Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia
Slovakia: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 76.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia stood at 76.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia peaked at 76.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2007.
That places Slovakia 25th 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.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69.0% | — |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.0% | 69.0% | 69.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 68.3% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 68.7% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 72.4% | 76.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Slovakia
- 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)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovakia was 76.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 2007.
- How does Slovakia rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Slovakia ranks 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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