Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 34.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Slovenia, 1996–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 34.7% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Slovenia peaked at 35.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1997.
Slovenia ranks 38th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.1% | — |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 12.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 21.2% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 31.1% | 35.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,663 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Slovenia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Slovenia was 34.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1997.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Slovenia ranks 38th out of 129 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.