Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Slovak Republic
Slovak Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Slovak Republic, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovak Republic recorded 0.8% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Slovak Republic peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.
That places Slovak Republic 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Slovak Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.7% | — |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +34.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Slovak Republic
- 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 doctoral or equivalent in Slovak Republic?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Slovak Republic was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Slovak Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Slovak Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- How does Slovak Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Slovak Republic ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Slovak Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovak Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, 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