Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 78.6% 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 78.6%.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia peaked at 83.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1991.
That places Slovenia 37th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.3% | — |
| 1998 | 58.6% | +528.0% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 61.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | -5.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 78.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 78.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +528.0% | 9.3% | 58.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 9.3% | 59.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 61.5% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 72.3% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 78.6% | 83.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.67 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.55 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,351 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,658 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 160,956 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 132,709 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (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 78.6% 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 83.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Slovenia ranks 37th out of 141 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 4.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release