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Key Insights
- Female Dominance in Higher Education: Throughout most of the period, females consistently outperformed males in tertiary education attainment, reaching 41.9% by 2024 compared to males at 26.3%.
- Strong Upward Trend: Both genders show significant growth over time, with total tertiary education rates rising from 9.2% in 2000 to 33.9% in 2024.
- Gender Gap Widening: The gap between female and male tertiary education attainment has increased significantly, especially after 2010, with females showing much steeper growth.
- Peak Performance: Female tertiary education peaked at 52.4% in 2020, while male rates peaked at 37.7% in 2020 as well.
Chart Description
Chart Type: Line Chart
Colors: Female (#18baa8), Male (#ff6b6b), Total (#4ecdc4)
Data Period: 2000-2024 (25 years)
Education Level: ED5-8 (Tertiary education – short cycle, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels)
Age Group: 25-34 years
Population by educational attainment level, sex and NUTS 2 regions (%)
SK04 (Eastern Slovakia)Data-Level: SK04 Source: Eurostat - Population by educational attainment level, sex and NUTS 2 regions (%) | Dataset: edat_lfse_04 | Region: SK04
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Project manager:
Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
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This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
Find more information about the x-Inno Radar project on the Interreg CE projectwebsite.
x-Inno Radar is a project of: 
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh, 
The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region, 
Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture, 
Creative Industry Košice, n. o., 
BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj, 
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała, 
Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm, 
Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz), Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography – Germany, Otelo Cooperative