Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia
Slovakia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia stood at 6.6%.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovakia peaked at 6.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1999.
Slovakia ranks 25th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 3.9% | — |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +72.8% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 81,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 59,179 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 6.6% 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 6.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1999.
- How does Slovakia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Slovakia ranks 25th out of 124 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 5.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release