Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 27.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia is 27.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia peaked at 28.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2012.
Slovakia ranks 36th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18.6% | — |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.6% | 13.8% | 24.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.0% | 28.4% | 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia was 27.3% 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 28.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2012.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Slovakia ranks 36th out of 109 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 86.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release