Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia
Slovenia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 16.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia peaked at 35.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2019.
Slovenia ranks 112th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.1% | — |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.1% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 30.4% | 35.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 15.3% | 27.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 109 Ecuador 16.7% compare
- 110 Eritrea 16.5% compare
- 111 El Salvador 16.3% compare
- 113 Sweden 15.3% compare
- 114 Philippines 15.2% compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 14.8% compare
More education data for Slovenia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia was 16.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2019.
- How does Slovenia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Slovenia ranks 112th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release