Population by Educational Attainment Level in Slovakia

Key Insights:

• Consistent Education-Employment Correlation: Higher education consistently leads to better employment outcomes, with ED5-8 showing rates around 29-31%, while ED0-2 remains low at 6.1-6.3%.
• Stable Three-Year Trend: Employment rates across all education levels remained remarkably stable from 2022-2024, indicating consistent labor market conditions.
• Upper Secondary Plus Dominates: The ED3-8 category shows the highest employment rates at 93.7-93.9%, representing the backbone of Slovakia’s workforce.
• Lower Education Challenge: The persistently low employment rates for ED0-2 (around 6%) highlight ongoing challenges for less educated populations in accessing employment opportunities.

Legend Description:

Educational Levels:

• ● ED0-2: Pre-primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2)
• ● ED3-8: Upper secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education (levels 3-8)
• ● ED5-8: Tertiary education (levels 5-8)

Values represent employment rates as percentages of the total population in each educational category.