Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 27.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia stood at 27.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia peaked at 28.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1998.
Slovakia ranks 52nd of 128 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.6% | — |
| 1998 | 7.0% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +24.5% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +87.7% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 11.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 18.0% | 24.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 26.2% | 28.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 49 Portugal 28.1% compare
- 50 Botswana 28.1% compare
- 51 Philippines 27.8% compare
- 53 Croatia 27.4% compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 27.1% compare
- 55 Brunei Darussalam 27.1% compare
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 27.5% 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 28.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1998.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Slovakia ranks 52nd out of 128 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 48.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release