Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 25.4% 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 25.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovakia peaked at 25.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1998.
Slovakia ranks 53rd of 129 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 both in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.6% | — |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +27.7% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +63.0% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -1.9% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 25.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 67% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 25.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.4%, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +63.0% | 12.7% | 20.7% |
| 2001 | +27.7% | 9.3% | 11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.3% | 12.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.2% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.8% | 25.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.94 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,484 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93,834 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (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 25.4% 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 25.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1998.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Slovakia ranks 53rd 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 42.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release