Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 23.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Slovakia, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 23.2% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Slovakia peaked at 23.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2015.
That places Slovakia 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.5% | — |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.5% | 19.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.2% | 23.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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 master's or equivalent in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Slovakia was 23.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2015.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Slovakia ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release