Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 31.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
179th
of 190 countries
All-time high
32.7%
in 2020
All-time low
19.7%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Slovakia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Slovakia is 31.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Slovakia peaked at 32.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1998.
Slovakia ranks 179th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.7% | — |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 19.7% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 21.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 29.2% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 31.9% | 32.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 176 North Macedonia 35.5% compare
- 177 Liechtenstein 33.6% compare
- 178 Finland 32.0% compare
- 180 Honduras 31.3% compare
- 181 Montenegro 31.1% compare
- 182 Austria 30.9% compare
More education data for Slovakia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Slovakia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Slovakia was 31.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1998.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Slovakia ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release