Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia

Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 82.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.3%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
26th
of 142 countries
All-time high
86.0%
in 2021
All-time low
10.5%
in 1991
Years of data
27
1991–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia, 1991–2023

204060801991200720231991: 10.5 %1998: 65.9 %1999: 67.3 %2000: 68.6 %2001: 68.9 %2002: 70.2 %2003: 71.9 %2004: 74.1 %2005: 73.6 %2006: 75 %2007: 73.2 %2008: 75.8 %2009: 77.3 %2010: 77.7 %2011: 78.4 %2012: 79.2 %2013: 79.8 %2014: 80.1 %2015: 81.5 %2016: 81.9 %2017: 82.6 %2018: 82.8 %2019: 82.9 %2020: 84.8 %2021: 86 %2022: 86 %2023: 82.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 82.3% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia peaked at 86.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1991.

Slovenia ranks 26th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.9% 10.5% 67.3% 3
2000s 72.9% 68.6% 77.3% 10
2010s 80.7% 77.7% 82.9% 10
2020s 84.8% 82.3% 86.0% 4

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 23 Hungary 83.9% compare
  2. 24 Ireland 83.0% compare
  3. 25 Austria 82.6% compare
  4. 27 Finland 82.1% compare
  5. 28 Montenegro 81.9% compare
  6. 29 Norway 81.9% compare

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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 82.3% 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 86.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1991.
How does Slovenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Slovenia ranks 26th out of 142 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 3.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
142 places, 2,313 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release