There are three educational threats to continued strong economic growth in Slovakia. These are a) : low coverage of secondary and higher education by comparison to competitor countries, b) declining quality of education as measured by international assessment of student achievement, and c) a mismatch between the skills provided in the education and training system and the skills required for continued strong economic growth. The first two are counterintuitive because educational coverage and quality are usually seen as strengths of Slovakia’s education system, not weaknesses. Their impacts are long term, and the interventions to address them also tend to be long-term in nature. The third threat – mismatch of skills -- presents the most immediate threat to continued growth and social stability. This section describes each of these educational threats in turn.
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