Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia
Slovakia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.1% 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 5.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia peaked at 6.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
Slovakia ranks 51st of 121 countries on this measure, 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 tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.9% | — |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +74.7% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 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 5.1% 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 6.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Slovakia ranks 51st 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 7.7%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release