Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 23.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 23.1% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Slovakia peaked at 23.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2012.
That places Slovakia 39th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … Bachelor s male in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18.5% | — |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +1.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 23.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 88% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 23.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -25.4% | 18.5% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.9% | 13.8% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.1% | 23.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,484 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93,834 (2024)
- 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)
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 23.1% 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 23.1% in 2023.
- 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 39th out of 112 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 55.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release