Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Slovakia
- Data from December 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles based on the Eurostat publication Smarter, greener, more inclusive? - Indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy. It provides recent statistics on the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union (EU), focusing on the situation in Slovakia.
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
Main statistical findings
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
By 2012 Slovak GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors had gone down by almost 10 %. The country thus remained well below its long-term commitment of limiting the increase in emissions to 13 % by 2020. Slovakia had already been meeting its target on early leavers from education and training since 2009 and the steady rise since 2010 eventually put the country 0.4 percentage points above its target in 2013. Despite an 11.1 percentage point improvement in the share of 30 to 34 year olds with tertiary educational attainment since 2008, by 2013 the country still deviated substantially from its respective target, by 13.1 percentage points. The employment rate followed the EU trend and fell considerably after the crisis began in 2008. Over 2011 to 2013 the rate remained at around 65 %, maintaining a seven percentage point gap to the national 2020 target. In contrast, the country was closer to its targets on renewable energies, R & D expenditure and poverty and social inclusion than the EU average.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s growth and jobs strategy for the current decade, striving to pave the way to a smart, sustainable and inclusive future. The strategy envisages measures to overcome the economic crisis and move beyond it by addressing the structural weaknesses in the European economic model. The final objective is to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics