Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both was 22.3% 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 22.3% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Slovakia peaked at 22.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2014.
Slovakia ranks 3rd of 82 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 both in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.5% | — |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -2.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 22.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 22.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.4% | 20.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.6% | 22.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 1 Luxembourg 29.1% compare
- 2 Georgia 24.9% compare
- 4 Poland 21.4% compare
- 5 Latvia 20.2% compare
- 6 Switzerland 19.1% compare
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 22.3% 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 22.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2014.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Slovakia ranks 3rd out of 82 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 44.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release