Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female was 23.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Slovakia, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 23.8% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Slovakia peaked at 24.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2014.
Slovakia ranks 5th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.2% | — |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -4.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 23.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 23.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.3% | 21.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.7% | 24.9% | 3 |
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 master's or equivalent in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Slovakia was 23.8% 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 24.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2014.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Slovakia ranks 5th out of 78 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 55.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release