Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 26.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia is 26.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia peaked at 26.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2012.
That places Slovakia 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.7% | — |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.5% | 13.7% | 21.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 23.5% | 26.9% | 3 |
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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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia was 26.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2012.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Slovakia ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release