Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) was 68.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Slovakia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Slovakia stood at 68.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Slovakia peaked at 81.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 2025.
Slovakia ranks 45th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 75.7% | — |
| 2007 | 74.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 68.6% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.5% | 73.3% | 78.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 71.2% | 81.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 68.6% | 76.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 42 Serbia 73.6% compare
- 43 Montenegro 73.5% compare
- 44 North Macedonia 69.5% compare
- 46 Hungary 66.7% compare
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure 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)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Slovakia?
- Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Slovakia was 68.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status)?
- Slovakia ranks 45th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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