Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 40.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia stood at 40.3%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia peaked at 40.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2005.
That places Slovenia 25th out of 101 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.9% | — |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 24.5% | 28.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 27.9% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 36.4% | 40.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 22 Switzerland 42.9% compare
- 23 Latvia 42.9% compare
- 24 Finland 42.4% compare
- 26 Poland 40.2% compare
- 27 Netherlands 39.9% compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.7% compare
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 40.3% 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 40.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2005.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Slovenia ranks 25th out of 101 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 35.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release