Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Slovenia
Slovenia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 82.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Slovenia, 1991–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.5% | — |
| 1998 | 65.9% | +525.0% |
| 1999 | 67.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | -4.3% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 82.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 82.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both 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 | +525.0% | 10.5% | 65.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release