Years of schooling in Slovakia
Slovakia: Years of schooling was 13.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 192 countries
All-time high
13.1
in 2021
All-time low
6.86
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Slovakia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Slovakia stood at 13.1. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Slovakia peaked at 13.1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.86, in 1990.
That places Slovakia 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.86 | — |
| 1991 | 7.16 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 7.47 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 7.78 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 8.09 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 8.4 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 8.71 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 9.02 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 9.33 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 9.64 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 9.95 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 10.26 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 10.48 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.71 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.93 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 11.16 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.38 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 11.6 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.83 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 12.05 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 12.28 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.38 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.44 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.64 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.71 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.77 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.87 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.91 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.01 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 13.1 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1 | +0.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 13.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.39, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 13.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.34, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.25 | 6.86 | 9.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.04 | 9.95 | 12.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.59 | 12.28 | 12.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.08 | 13.01 | 13.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.03 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.94 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Slovakia?
- Years of schooling in Slovakia was 13.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.86 in 1990.
- How does Slovakia rank for years of schooling?
- Slovakia ranks 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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