Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Slovakia
Slovakia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 90.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovakia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovakia is 90.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovakia peaked at 90.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1991.
That places Slovakia 12th out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +335.1% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +95.2% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 90.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 90.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +335.1% | 9.6% | 41.8% |
| 2007 | +95.2% | 41.8% | 81.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 41.8% | 84.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 84.3% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.1% | 90.2% | 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 upper secondary education or in Slovakia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovakia was 90.1% 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 90.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Slovakia ranks 12th out of 142 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 4.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release