4.7 out of 10
Legal capacity can be partially removed, and this limits the right to stand for elections. People with intellectual disabilities are able to vote, but there is no easy-to-read information available.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live in larger institutions, few live in smaller institutions.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, and they receive little support. Few live in their own place.
Most children go to special schools, few go to mainstream schools and few receive no education.
Very few people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market. They do not risk to lose their disability benefits when they earn their own salary.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have access to general healthcare, some have a physiotherapist.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation. Inclusion Slovakia receives government funding for their advocacy work.
Slovakia European average
By the law there should be no children without education. However, we know there are some that do not attend any school and are educated just for few hours a week at home or at specialised institutions.
There was very little information on the indicator of 'right to live independently and to be included in the community'. We had to make an estimation of how the division would be between larger and smaller institutions.
These are the reported or estimated numbers of the country. In most cases, in reality, the numbers will be higher as the data is underreported or missing entirely.
4.7 out of 10
Legal capacity can be partially removed, and limits the right to stand for elections. People with intellectual disabilities can vote. There is no easy-to-read information.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live in larger institutions, few live in smaller institutions. The government has a plan to close institutions, but it is very slow.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, and they receive little support. Few live in their own place. Families get some support.
Most children go to special schools, few go to mainstream schools, and few receive no education.
Very few people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market. They do not risk losing disability benefits when they earn salary.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have access to general healthcare. There are limited measures in place to make healthcare accessible.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation, but there is no person with an intellectual disability on the board/council. Inclusion Slovakia receives government funding for advocacy work.
Slovakia European average
Lack of education and support of inclusion in daily life of people with intellectual disabilities along with the lack of knowledge about fundamentals rights remain strong barriers in Slovakia. All data and information indicate an urgent need for transition from institutional to community-based care.”27 “There is still a lot of opposition to deinstitutionalisation in Slovakia. The CRPD and human rights approach is affecting the EU funds and national policies, but on regional and municipal level and in social care provision there are many people and organisations against it.
These are the reported or estimated numbers of the country. In most cases, in reality, the numbers will be higher as the data is underreported or missing entirely.
4.7 out of 10
Legal capacity can be partially removed and limits the right to stand for elections. People with intellectual disabilities can vote. There is no easy-to-read information about elections.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live in large institutions, few live in smaller institutions. The government has a plan to close institutions, but progress is very slow.
Most adults with intellectual disabilities live with their family, and they receive little support. Few live in their own place. Families get some support.
Most children go to special schools, and few go to mainstream schools.
Very few people with intellectual disabilities have a job on the open labour market. They do not risk losing disability benefits when they have a paid job.
Most people with intellectual disabilities have access to general healthcare, the dentist and women’s health. There are limited measures in place to make healthcare accessible.
People with intellectual disabilities are represented in the national cross-disability organisation, but there is no person with an intellectual disability on the board/council. Inclusion Slovakia receives government funding for advocacy work.
Slovakia European average
Lack of education and support of inclusion in daily life of people with intellectual disabilities along with the lack of knowledge about fundamentals rights remain strong barriers. All data and information indicate an urgent need for transition from institutional to community-based care.
There is still a lot of opposition to deinstitutionalisation. The CRPD and human rights approach is affecting the EU funds and national policies, but on regional and municipal level and in social care provision there are many people and organisations actively against it.
*Data is taken from 2023 as we did not receive new data in 2024 or 2025.
These are the reported or estimated numbers of the country. In most cases, in reality, the numbers will be higher as the data is underreported or missing entirely.