Language learning in Slovakia
Slovakia: Language learning was 5.1 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Language learning in Slovakia, 1995–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, language learning in Slovakia stood at 5.1. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.2% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, language learning in Slovakia peaked at 5.1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2001.
That places Slovakia 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Language learning in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8 | — |
| 2000 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7 | +350.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2 | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6 | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8 | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1 | +34.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Language learning in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +350.0% | 0.6 | 2.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.97 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,606 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)
- 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)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is language learning in Slovakia?
- Language learning in Slovakia was 5.1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest language learning recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest language learning recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2001.
- How does Slovakia rank for language learning?
- Slovakia ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is language learning rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. 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 Language learning (1995-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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