Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 83.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia is 83.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia peaked at 86.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 2006.
That places Slovenia 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 74.2% | — |
| 2005 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 73.5% | 78.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 77.9% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 83.2% | 86.5% | 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 83.2% 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 86.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2006.
- How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Slovenia ranks 17th out of 111 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 4.7%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release