Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Slovenia
Slovenia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 28.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Slovenia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 28.3% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Slovenia peaked at 30.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2006.
Slovenia ranks 30th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.2% | 20.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 22.1% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.1% | 30.0% | 5 |
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Slovenia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Slovenia was 28.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2006.
- How does Slovenia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Slovenia ranks 30th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release