Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Slovakia, 2011–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.8% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in 2023.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Slovakia peaked at 1.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.
That places Slovakia 29th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -48.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +32.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,530 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.75 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Slovakia was 0.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Slovakia ranks 29th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, 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 Doctoral or equivalent.