Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 93.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Slovakia, 1991–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 93.4% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Slovakia peaked at 93.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1991.
That places Slovakia 6th out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +241.9% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +117.4% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 40.5% | 90.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 89.8% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.5% | 93.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 3 Kazakhstan 94.7% compare
- 4 Czechia 94.4% compare
- 5 Georgia 94.0% compare
- 7 Russian Federation 93.1% compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 92.6% compare
- 9 Lithuania 92.1% compare
More education data for Slovakia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Slovakia was 93.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Slovakia ranks 6th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (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 upper secondary education.