Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovak Republic
Slovak Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 27.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovak Republic, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovak Republic recorded 27.3% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovak Republic peaked at 27.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1991.
Slovak Republic ranks 55th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovak Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +51.6% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.8% | 12.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 13.6% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.7% | 27.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Slovak Republic
- 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovak Republic?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Slovak Republic was 27.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Slovak Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Slovak Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1991.
- How does Slovak Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Slovak Republic ranks 55th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Slovak Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovak Republic 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release