Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia
Slovakia: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita was 13.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia stood at 13.1 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia peaked at 13.1 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.86 years, in 1990.
Slovakia ranks 14th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.86 years | — |
| 1991 | 7.16 years | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 7.47 years | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 7.78 years | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 8.09 years | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 8.4 years | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 8.71 years | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 9.02 years | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 9.33 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 9.64 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 9.95 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 10.26 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 10.48 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.71 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.93 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 11.16 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.38 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 11.6 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.83 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 12.05 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 12.28 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.38 years | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.44 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 13.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.25 years | 6.86 years | 9.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.04 years | 9.95 years | 12.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.59 years | 12.28 years | 12.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.08 years | 13.01 years | 13.1 years | 4 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 81,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 59,179 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia?
- Average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.86 years in 1990.
- How does Slovakia rank for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita?
- Slovakia ranks 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.