Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 42 Thousand persons in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 42 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia peaked at 95 Thousand persons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42 Thousand persons, in 2026.
That places Slovakia 23rd out of 43 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 95 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 86 Thousand persons | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 95 Thousand persons | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 91 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 95 Thousand persons | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 95 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75 Thousand persons | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 63 Thousand persons | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 73 Thousand persons | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 60 Thousand persons | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 65 Thousand persons | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 46 Thousand persons | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 56 Thousand persons | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 46 Thousand persons | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 49 Thousand persons | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 50 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 49 Thousand persons | -2.0% |
| 2026 | 42 Thousand persons | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95 Thousand persons | 95 Thousand persons | 95 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.8 Thousand persons | 60 Thousand persons | 95 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.29 Thousand persons | 42 Thousand persons | 56 Thousand persons | 7 |
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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 unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia was 42 Thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 95 Thousand persons in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 Thousand persons in 2026.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Slovakia ranks 23rd out of 43 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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