Education in Banskobystrický kraj (Stredné Slovensko, Slovakia): official figures
38.2% of jobseekers in the Banská Bystrica Region had at most basic (primary) education in September 2026, the 3rd highest among the kraje; nationally the share was 29.1%.
How do pupils in Banská Bystrica Region do in Testovanie 9?
In the national Testovanie 9 mathematics test for ninth-graders in 2026, 17.5% of pupils in the Banská Bystrica Region scored over 80%, the lowest share among the kraje (Slovakia about 21.2%).
Source: National Institute for Education and Youth (Národný inštitút vzdelávania a mládeže, NIVaM) · saved copyMore figures
- University graduates made up 8.9% of registered jobseekers in the Banská Bystrica Region in September 2026 (Slovakia: 14.7%), and 1,462 jobseekers were recent school leavers under 26. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
- 39.6% of the ninth-graders tested in the Banská Bystrica Region scored 40% or less in the 2026 mathematics test, the 3rd highest share of weak results among the kraje; 14.3% scored 20% or less. Source: National Institute for Education and Youth (Národný inštitút vzdelávania a mládeže, NIVaM) · saved copy
- 4,668 pupils in the Banská Bystrica Region sat the Testovanie 9 mathematics test in 2026, 10.7% of all pupils tested in Slovakia. Source: National Institute for Education and Youth (Národný inštitút vzdelávania a mládeže, NIVaM) · saved copy
How Banskobystrický kraj compares with other regions in Slovakia
Share of jobseekers with no more than basic (primary) education, % (2026-09)
Banskobystrický kraj ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of jobseekers with no more than basic (primary) education, % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prešovský kraj | 43.4% |
| 2 | Košický kraj | 39.3% |
| 3 | Banskobystrický kraj | 38.2% |
| 4 | Nitriansky kraj | 17.5% |
| 5 | Trnavský kraj | 16.6% |
| 6 | Trenčiansky kraj | 11.6% |
| 7 | Žilinský kraj | 11.3% |
Testovanie 9 2026 mathematics: share of pupils scoring over 80% (2026)
Banskobystrický kraj ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Testovanie 9 2026 mathematics: share of pupils scoring over 80% |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Trenčiansky kraj | 22.3% |
| 3 | Žilinský kraj | 21.5% |
| 4 | Trnavský kraj | 20.2% |
| 5 | Nitriansky kraj | 19.5% |
| 6 | Košický kraj | 18.8% |
| 7 | Prešovský kraj | 18.2% |
| 8 | Banskobystrický kraj | 17.5% |
Testovanie 9 2026 mathematics: share of pupils scoring 40% or less (2026)
Banskobystrický kraj ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Testovanie 9 2026 mathematics: share of pupils scoring 40% or less |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Košický kraj | 43.1% |
| 2 | Prešovský kraj | 40.3% |
| 3 | Banskobystrický kraj | 39.6% |
| 4 | Nitriansky kraj | 35.7% |
| 5 | Trnavský kraj | 32.3% |
| 6 | Trenčiansky kraj | 27.1% |
| 7 | Žilinský kraj | 27.1% |
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Sources
- National Institute for Education and Youth (Národný inštitút vzdelávania a mládeže, NIVaM): Testovanie 9 2026, Annex 2: share of pupils in five performance groups in the mathematics test by kraj, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f66ea78f0280…)
- Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR): Monthly statistics on the number and structure of jobseekers and job vacancies, September 2026 (Mesačná štatistika, UoZaVPM_MS_2609), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ea75f62f042b…)
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