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, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovakia stood at 99.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovakia peaked at 99.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2012.
That places Slovakia 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 99.7% | — |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 81,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 59,179 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 99.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2012.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Slovakia ranks 12th out of 38 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release