Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Slovakia
- Data from June 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables. Planned article update: August 2017.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, 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, GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors in Slovakia had gone down by almost 10 % compared with the ESD base year. The country thus remained well below its long-term commitment of limiting the increase in emissions to 13 % by 2020. Although Slovakia had already met its target on early leavers from education and training in 2008, the indicator deteriorated in the following years and by 2015 the country was 0.9 percentage points above its respective target. The country has recorded a substantial increase in the share of 30 to 34 year olds with tertiary education since 2008, however, a gap of 11.6 percentage points remains to be closed by 2020. The employment rate in Slovakia followed the EU trend and fell considerably during the first years of the economic crisis. After a period of stagnation at around 65 %, in 2015 the indicator increased to 67.7 %, thus reducing the gap to the national target to 4.3 percentage points. In contrast, the country was closer to its targets on renewable energy, primary energy consumption, and R&D expenditure than the EU as a whole was to the respective EU targets. Since 2008, Slovakia has made progress towards its target on poverty reduction, with a gap of 1.2 percentage points remaining to be closed by 2020.
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 (EC) No 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics