Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.3%
Change on year
down 23.2%
World rank
5th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Slovenia, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Slovenia is 1.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.2% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Slovenia peaked at 1.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
Slovenia ranks 5th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7% | — |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +82.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -23.2% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 1.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 1.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 3.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 2 Switzerland 1.6% compare
- 3 Latvia 1.5% compare
- 4 United States 1.3% compare
- 6 Australia 1.2% compare
- 7 United Kingdom 1.1% compare
- 8 Germany 0.9% compare
More education data for Slovenia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.67 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.55 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,351 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,658 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 160,956 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 132,709 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Slovenia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Slovenia was 1.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Slovenia ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release