Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 28.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovakia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 28.6% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovakia peaked at 29.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2012.
Slovakia ranks 22nd of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17.1% | — |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.3% | 17.1% | 25.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 25.6% | 29.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovakia was 28.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2012.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Slovakia ranks 22nd out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, 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