Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovenia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovenia stood at 99.8%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovenia peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1991.
Slovenia ranks 18th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.4% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +57.8% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 63.4% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 4 |
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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovenia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Slovenia was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Slovenia ranks 18th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release