Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Slovakia
Slovakia: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 13.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Slovakia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 13.1 years for average years of schooling, males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Slovakia peaked at 13.1 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.76 years, in 1990.
That places Slovakia 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.76 years | — |
| 1991 | 7.99 years | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 8.22 years | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 8.46 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 8.7 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 8.93 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 9.16 years | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 9.4 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 9.63 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 9.87 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 10.11 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 10.34 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 10.58 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 10.81 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.05 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 11.28 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 11.52 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.76 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.99 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 12.23 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 12.46 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.7 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.56 years | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.62 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.77 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 12.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 13.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.81 years | 7.76 years | 9.87 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.17 years | 10.11 years | 12.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.73 years | 12.46 years | 12.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.08 years | 13.03 years | 13.1 years | 4 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,484 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93,834 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Slovakia?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Slovakia was 13.1 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.76 years in 1990.
- How does Slovakia rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Slovakia ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.