Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 99.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Slovakia, 1991–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Slovakia stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Slovakia peaked at 99.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1991.
That places Slovakia 5th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.0% | — |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +62.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 240,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,903 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 141,119 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Slovakia was 99.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Slovakia ranks 5th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.