Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Slovakia
Slovakia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 79.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Slovakia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Slovakia stood at 79.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Slovakia peaked at 79.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2005.
That places Slovakia 39th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.7% | — |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 77.7% | 77.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 73.2% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 77.9% | 79.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 77.8% | 79.5% | 4 |
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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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Slovakia?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Slovakia was 79.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2005.
- How does Slovakia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Slovakia ranks 39th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release