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The Changing Face of Hungarian Minority Education in Slovakia


An Atlas of Student Enrollment, Demography and Social Trends
Authors

Patrik Tátrai, Balázs Kapitány, Ildikó Nagy, Krisztián Rákóczi

Revised by

László Szarka

Cartography

Fanni Koczó, Gáspár Mezei

Design

Gáspár Mezei, András Somodi

Typography

András Somodi



How to cite?

Tátrai P., Kapitány B., Nagy I., Rákóczi K. 2026. The Changing Face of Hungarian Minority Education in Slovakia: an Atlas of Student Enrollment, Demography and Social Trends. Budapest, Horizontum Polgári Társulás - HUN-REN CSFK - VEKTOR Társadalomkutató Egyesület. 151 p.
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FRONT MATTER, TITLE PAGE, TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION
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2. METHODOLOGY: DATA AND VISUALIZATION
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3. THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF HUNGARIAN-MEDIUM PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SLOVAKIA

Historical background ; Legal and regulatory framework ; The evolution of the institutional structure

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4. ETHNIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROCESSES AMONG HUNGARIANS IN SLOVAKIA

Population size and settlement structure ; The demographic basis of the Hungarian-medium public education system in Slovakia

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5. TRENDS IN KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS IN HUNGARIAN-MEDIUM INSTITUTIONS

Kindergartens ; Transition from kindergarten to primary school ; Primary schools ; Transition from primary to secondary education ; Secondary schools ; Hungarian-medium “vertical” educational pathways

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6. “HORIZONTAL” EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS

Kindergarten commuting flows ; Primary school (grades 1–4) commuting flows ; Lower-secondary (Grades 5–9) commuting flows

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7. CASE STUDY: THE EDUCATIONAL SITUATION IN THE REVÚCA DISTRICT
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8. OUTPUT INDICATORS OF THE HUNGARIAN PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN SLOVAKIA

Academic Performance of Hungarian Students ; Educational attainment indicators of Hungarians in Slovakia based on the 2021 census

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9. CONCLUSIONS: KEY PROCESSES SHAPING HUNGARIAN STUDENT NUMBERS IN SLOVAKIA
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NOTES, REFERENCES, SOURCES, APPENDIX, LIST OF MAPS, LIST OF FIGURES, LIST OF TABLES, ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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