Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 40 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Slovakia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 40 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40 Thousand persons, in 2020.
Slovakia ranks 26th of 45 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 in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 86 Thousand persons | — |
| 1999 | 89 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 96 Thousand persons | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 101 Thousand persons | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 100 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 107 Thousand persons | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 116 Thousand persons | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 117 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 100 Thousand persons | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 86 Thousand persons | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 71 Thousand persons | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 66 Thousand persons | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 72 Thousand persons | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 67 Thousand persons | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 71 Thousand persons | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 67 Thousand persons | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 73 Thousand persons | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 62 Thousand persons | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 50 Thousand persons | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 51 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 49 Thousand persons | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 51 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 40 Thousand persons | -21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.5 Thousand persons | 86 Thousand persons | 89 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 96 Thousand persons | 66 Thousand persons | 117 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3 Thousand persons | 49 Thousand persons | 73 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 40 Thousand persons | 40 Thousand persons | 40 Thousand persons | 1 |
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)
- 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 unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Slovakia?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Slovakia was 40 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Slovakia ranks 26th out of 45 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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