Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovakia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovakia is 99.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovakia peaked at 99.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 1999.
That places Slovakia 17th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.6% | — |
| 2000 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 4 |
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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 primary education or higher in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovakia was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 1999.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Slovakia ranks 17th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary 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