Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 86.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia stood at 86.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia peaked at 89.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1991.
Slovenia ranks 22nd of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.9% | — |
| 1998 | 73.9% | +520.2% |
| 1999 | 75.9% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.9% | 11.9% | 75.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 76.5% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.4% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 86.0% | 89.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 19 Austria 86.5% compare
- 20 Montenegro 86.5% compare
- 21 Japan 86.1% compare
- 23 Croatia 85.9% compare
- 24 Seychelles 85.8% compare
- 25 Tajikistan 85.2% 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 upper secondary education or in Slovenia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia was 86.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Slovenia ranks 22nd out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 upper secondary 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