Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 97.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovenia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovenia stood at 97.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovenia peaked at 97.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2006.
That places Slovenia 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 89.8% | — |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.7% | 89.8% | 91.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 92.7% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.3% | 97.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovenia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Slovenia was 97.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2006.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Slovenia ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release