Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia
Slovenia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia stood at 6.4%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia peaked at 7.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2001.
That places Slovenia 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -30.2% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +34.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +35.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 31 Brunei Darussalam 6.7% compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.7% compare
- 33 Malaysia 6.5% compare
- 35 Switzerland 6.4% compare
- 36 Estonia 6.3% compare
- 37 Sri Lanka 6.3% compare
More education data for Slovenia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 6.4% 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 7.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2001.
- How does Slovenia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Slovenia ranks 34th out of 121 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 up 5.6%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release