Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher was 27.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Slovakia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 27.3% for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Slovakia peaked at 27.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1991.
Slovakia ranks 55th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +51.6% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.8% | 12.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 13.6% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.7% | 27.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 240,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,903 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 141,119 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Slovakia?
- Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Slovakia was 27.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher?
- Slovakia ranks 55th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with post-secondary education or higher rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed post-secondary or tertiary education.