Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 18.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 18.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia peaked at 18.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2009.
Slovenia ranks 27th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16.6% | — |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +37.5% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.6% | 16.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.5% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 18.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 24 Spain 25.8% compare
- 25 Lithuania 24.3% compare
- 26 Croatia 22.6% compare
- 28 Costa Rica 18.1%
- 29 Greece 16.1% compare
- 30 Brunei Darussalam 15.6%
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia was 18.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2009.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Slovenia ranks 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release