Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) was 40 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Slovakia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 40 for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Slovakia peaked at 117 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2020.
Slovakia ranks 27th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 86 | — |
| 1999 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 96 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 101 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 100 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 107 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 116 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 117 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 100 | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 86 | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 71 | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 66 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 72 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 67 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 71 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 73 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 62 | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 50 | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 40 | -21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.5 | 86 | 89 | 2 |
| 2000s | 96 | 66 | 117 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3 | 49 | 73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.3 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,606 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 72.3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Slovakia?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Slovakia was 40 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 117 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Slovakia ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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