Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 35 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia is 35, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia peaked at 116 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78 | — |
| 1999 | 90 | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 102 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 98 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 111 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 109 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 116 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 92 | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 82 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 57 | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 73 | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 65 | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 73 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 69 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 73 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57 | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 48 | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 56 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 46 | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 50 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 35 | -30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84 | 78 | 90 | 2 |
| 2000s | 93 | 57 | 116 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61 | 46 | 73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 24 Switzerland 49 compare
- 25 Norway 41 compare
- 26 Finland 40 compare
- 27 Slovakia 35 compare
- 29 Czechia 34 compare
- 30 North Macedonia 32 compare
- 30 North Macedonia 32 compare
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 - quarterly data in Slovakia?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia was 35 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 116 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Slovakia ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. 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 - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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