Statistics on Educational Institutions
This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education level (ISCED levels 0-4). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education Register. A general overview of the categories of institutions providing publicly-subsidised adult education and training can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.
|
Type of educational institution |
ISCED levels |
Main orientation of the programmes provided |
Number of educational institutions |
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|
Total |
Public |
Government-dependent private |
Private independent |
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| Kindergartens |
0 |
- |
3155 |
2795 |
360 |
0 |
| Primary schools, grades 1-9 |
1, 2 |
General |
1492 |
1314 |
178 |
0 |
| Primary schools, grades 1-4 |
1 |
General |
565 |
533 |
32 |
0 |
| Primary schools, grades 5-9 |
2 |
General |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Primary schools, total |
1, 2 |
General |
2060 |
1849 |
211 |
0 |
| Gymnasiums |
2, 3 |
General |
218 |
135 |
83 |
0 |
| secondary sports schools |
3 |
General, Vocational |
15 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
| Conservatories |
2, 3 |
Vocational |
17 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
| Secondary vocational schools |
2, 3, 4 |
Vocational |
400 |
88 |
312 |
0 |
| School of applied arts |
3 |
Vocational |
19 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
Source: Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information, 2024. Education statistical yearbook 2023.
Terminology:
The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26).