Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia
Slovakia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 171.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia peaked at 1.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.
That places Slovakia 95th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +39.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +47.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +41.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
- How does Slovakia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Slovakia ranks 95th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release