Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 23.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia is 23.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia peaked at 23.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1998.
That places Slovakia 59th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.8% | — |
| 1998 | 10.4% | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +41.1% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.5% | 14.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.3% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 23.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia was 23.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1998.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Slovakia ranks 59th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release