Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 32.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
32.1%
Change on year
up 21.3%
World rank
20th
of 32 countries
All-time high
32.1%
in 2019
All-time low
20.2%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2012–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia, 2012–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia is 32.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Slovakia ranks 20th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25.7% | — |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +21.3% |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia was 32.1% in 2019, 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 32.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2013.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Slovakia ranks 20th out of 32 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release