Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia
Slovenia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia is 16.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia peaked at 19.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2006.
Slovenia ranks 29th 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 tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.7% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.2% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132,709 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4941 % change on previous year (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 16.5% 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 19.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2006.
- How does Slovenia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Slovenia ranks 29th out of 124 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 0.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release