Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :23 % (1)

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 6 % (2)

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : 4 % (3)

Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:

Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Gender Equality Indexes:

Gender Inequality Index Rank :45 (4)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :67 (5)

Slovakia Search Data

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National Action Plan for the Prevention and Elimination of Violence against Women 2022-2027

Slovakia | 2022 | 2027

Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Prevention Measures by the Coordination and Methodological Centre for the Prevention of Violence against Women

Slovakia | 2021

Type of Measure : Education > Formal education

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Budget Allocation for Facilities for Victims of Domestic Violence

Slovakia | 2021

Type of Measure : Budgets > Government allocation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


National Program of Fight against Human Trafficking 2019-2023

Slovakia | 2019 | 2023

Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Trafficking


National Project: Prevention and Elimination of Gender Discrimination

Slovakia | 2018

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Act on Victims of Crime 2017

Slovakia | 2017

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Free 24/7 Helpline for Women

Slovakia | 2015

Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Article 18 of the Constitution

Slovakia | 2014

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Article 16 of the Constitution

Slovakia | 2014

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


National Action Plan for the Prevention and Elimination of Violence Against Women 2014-2019

Slovakia | 2014 | 2019

Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


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(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18–74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.


(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18–74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.


(3) Proportion of women aged 18–74 years experiencing sexual violence perpetrated by someone other than an intimate partner at least once in their lifetime. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.


(4) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.


(5) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.