Czechia vs Slovakia: Share of the population with lower secondary education
Czechia
99.9%
in 2023
Slovakia
99.4%
in 2023
Czechia rank
2nd
Slovakia rank
5th
Share of the population with lower secondary education over time
- Czechia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 99.9% against 99.4% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 2nd and Slovakia ranks 5th of 135 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 61.0% | 6.9% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 98.9% | 0.9% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.2% | 0.6% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 0.3% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with lower secondary education, Czechia or Slovakia?
- Czechia, at 99.9% against 99.4% in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the population with lower secondary education between Czechia and Slovakia?
- 0.5%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Slovakia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and Slovakia rank globally for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Czechia ranks 2nd and Slovakia ranks 5th of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.