Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Slovakia
Slovakia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 20.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Slovakia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Slovakia is 20.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Slovakia peaked at 26.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2023.
That places Slovakia 81st out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.3% | — |
| 2000 | 22.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 21.2% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.7% | 22.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.5% | 22.2% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Slovakia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Slovakia was 20.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2023.
- How does Slovakia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Slovakia ranks 81st out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release