Expenditure on education as % of GDP or public expenditure in Slovakia
Slovakia: Expenditure on education as % of GDP or public expenditure was 4.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as % of GDP or public expenditure in Slovakia, 1992–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2011, expenditure on education as % of gdp or public expenditure in Slovakia stood at 4.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as % of gdp or public expenditure in Slovakia peaked at 6.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2008.
Slovakia ranks 37th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as % of GDP or public expenditure in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.0% | — |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +28.5% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross value added (GVA) in volume by 111.1 Index, 2020=100 (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 2 region 130,208 Million euro (2024)
- Average annual population to calculate regional GDP data (thousand) 5,459 Thousand (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region 117,813 Current prices, million euro (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region 130,208 Million euro (2024)
- Economic accounts for agriculture by NUTS 2 region - values at 652.98 Million euro (2024)
- Economic accounts for agriculture by NUTS 2 region - values at n-1 659.51 Million euro (2024)
- Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region 3.3 Index (2025)
- Economic accounts for agriculture by NUTS 2 region - indices 99.01 Index, n-1 = 100 (2024)
- Agricultural land prices by region 5,823 Euro per hectare (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as % of gdp or public expenditure in Slovakia?
- Expenditure on education as % of gdp or public expenditure in Slovakia was 4.1% in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as % of gdp or public expenditure recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as % of gdp or public expenditure recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2008.
- How does Slovakia rank for expenditure on education as % of gdp or public expenditure?
- Slovakia ranks 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
- Is expenditure on education as % of gdp or public expenditure rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Expenditure on education as % of GDP or public expenditure (1991-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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