Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 98.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovakia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovakia stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovakia peaked at 98.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2013.
That places Slovakia 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 88.9% | — |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.5% | 82.2% | 92.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 92.7% | 98.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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 upper secondary education or in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovakia was 98.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2013.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Slovakia ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release