Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 18.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 18.3% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is down 18.5% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia peaked at 24.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2006.
That places Slovenia 33rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.0% | — |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.7% | 12.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 18.3% | 24.3% | 4 |
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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 18.3% in 2023, 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 24.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2006.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Slovenia ranks 33rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release