Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 5.6 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia is 5.6, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia peaked at 18.8 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.2, in 2024.
That places Slovakia 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.7 | — |
| 1999 | 17.2 | +35.4% |
| 2000 | 18.2 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 18.8 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 18.1 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 17.5 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.3 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.4 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 12.1 | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 10.4 | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 8.6 | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 13.9 | +61.6% |
| 2010 | 13.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.1 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.4 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.3 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.6 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 11 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 9.1 | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 6.1 | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 7 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6 | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 6.1 | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 5.6 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 5.2 | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 5.6 | +7.7% |
| 2026 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +61.6% | 8.6 | 13.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.95 | 12.7 | 17.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.03 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.88 | 5.6 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 | 5.2 | 7 | 7 |
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 rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Slovakia was 5.6 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Slovakia ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. 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 rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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