Self-perceived Health by Sex, Age and Educational Attainment Level in Slovakia

Key Insights from 2022-2024 Data:

• Education-Health Gradient: Higher education levels consistently correlate with better self-perceived health. In 2024, tertiary educated individuals (ED5-8) reported 83.8% good/very good health compared to 55.8% for primary educated (ED0-2).
• Improving Trends: All education groups showed improvement over the three-year period. Primary education increased from 54.3% to 55.8%, upper secondary from 63.4% to 62.9%, and tertiary from 82.0% to 83.8%.
• Persistent Gap: The health perception gap between education levels remained substantial, with a 28 percentage point difference between tertiary and primary education in 2024.
• Stable Upper Secondary: The upper secondary education group (ED3_4) maintained relatively stable health perceptions around 63-65% throughout the period.

Legend: This chart shows the percentage of population reporting very good or good health (VG_G category) across different education levels in Slovakia from 2022 to 2024. Education levels: ED0-2 (Primary/Lower secondary), ED3_4 (Upper secondary/Post-secondary), ED5-8 (Tertiary). Data includes both sexes combined for ages 16+.