Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 70.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 70.8% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia peaked at 76.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2009.
That places Slovenia 25th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 67.5% | — |
| 2007 | 66.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 68.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.8% | 66.1% | 67.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 67.0% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 70.8% | 76.9% | 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 upper secondary education or in Slovenia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia was 70.8% 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 76.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2009.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Slovenia ranks 25th out of 38 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 1.3%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release