Quality of performance of schools and educational institutions is monitored and evaluated internally as well as externally. 

The evaluation takes place at all levels of the educational system, ranging from the evaluation of pupils and teachers to the evaluation of schools. Schools are evaluated regardless of whether they are state, private or church schools, or whether education is provided in the state language or a language of a national minority. External evaluation at all levels of education is the responsibility of institutions with nationwide authority.
 

Quality assurance in pre-primary, primary and secondary education

Facilities for children under three years of age, also known as "detské jasle" (crèches), are not part of the school system. The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family is responsible for supervising the operations of these facilities.

Quality assurance in school education are governed by Act No. 321/2025 on School Administration (zákon č. 321/2025 Z.z o školskej správe) and Act No. 245/2008 on Education and Training (Education Act) (zákon č. 245/2008 Z.z. o výchove a vzdelávaní). Schools of all kinds and types as well as school facilities are obliged to present information on their educational activity, results, and conditions to founders and the public in an annual report. Headteachers are responsible for the evaluation.

External evaluation is based mostly on: 

• nationwide external testing of primary and secondary school pupils,
• monitoring and evaluation of schools and school facilities performed by the State School Inspection,
• external evaluation of maturita (secondary school leaving examination) and final examinations, state examinations, and further education certification,
• involvement in international projects (e.g. TIMMS and PIRLS, PISA, IALS, etc.). 

Quality assurance in higher education

Quality assurance in higher education is governed by Act No. 300/2025 Coll. on Higher Education (zákon č. 300/2025 Z.z. o vysokých školách).Internal evaluation of higher education institutions is performed in a form of an annual report on higher education institution’s activity. 

Independent external evaluation of the quality of educational, research, development and artistic activities of higher education institutions is the responsibility of the Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education, which evaluates the conditions in which higher education institutions perform their activities. 

The Ministry of Education, Research, Development, and Youth of the Slovak Republic creates an annual report on the state of higher education, which it then submits to the Government of the Slovak Republic. The annual report on the state of higher education contains mainly information about

• the higher education provided (number of students and graduates, information on admission procedures),
• support of research, development and other creative activities at higher education institutions,
• social support of students,
• support of the development of higher education institutions, as well as 
• funding and management of public higher education institutions.

Quality assurance in adult education

Quality assurance in adult education is governed by Act No. 292/2024 Coll. on adult education (zákon č. 292/2024 Z.z. o vzdelávaní dospelých). The quality of adult education is ensured through a system of certification of educational institutions, accreditation of educational programmes and the validation of learning outcomes. In this process, the institution concerned must demonstrate that its quality assurance system complies with the standards (Štandardy zabezpečovania kvality vzdelávacích inštitúcií v oblasti vzdelávania dospelých) set by the Ministry of Education. 

The Ministry of Education establishes the legislative framework, maintains registers within the Adult Education Information System (ISVD) and carries out tasks within its competence, in particular the registration of certified institutions, accredited programmes and authorised bodies in the relevant registers. The Sector Councils Alliance ensures the expert assessment of applications for the accreditation of educational programmes, carries out methodological and expert tasks in the verification of learning outcomes and, as an authorised body, may carry out the verification of professional qualifications in line with labour market requirements.