Slovak Republic — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Slovak Republic, 1992–2022.
Education spending for Slovak Republic was 4.66% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1992 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 5.29% in 1992. The lowest was 3.52% in 2007 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.42% per year.
Slovak Republic ranks 66 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 38%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Slovak Republic sits above it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 21%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 22 of 45 economies; Spain (4.59%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 17% in 1993. That is 9% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 13th of 57 in 1992 → 59th of 116 in 2000 → 68th of 130 in 2010 → 66th of 157 in 2020 → 57th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 4.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 4.72% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 4.27% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 3.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 3.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 3.88% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 4.56% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 4.06% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 3.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 4.01% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 3.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 3.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 3.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 4.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 4.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 4.25% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 3.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 3.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 4.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 4.24% | +0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 3.66% | -0.7 pp |
| 1993 | 4.39% | -0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 5.29% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Slovak Republic’s Education spending in 1993?
4.39% (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Slovak Republic’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2022 the series was shrinking overall: -11.9% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 4.66%; 2021: 4.72%; 2020: 4.72%; 2019: 4.27%; 2018: 3.94%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.