Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
97.2%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2012–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovakia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 98.3% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovakia peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2016.
Slovakia ranks 6th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 97.2% | — |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovakia was 98.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2016.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Slovakia ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release