Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia
Slovenia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.6% 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 8.6%.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia peaked at 9.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2001.
That places Slovenia 8th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 9.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 8.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (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 8.6% 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 9.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2001.
- How does Slovenia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Slovenia ranks 8th 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 up 18.5%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release