Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia
Slovenia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.7% 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 7.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Slovenia peaked at 9.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1999.
Slovenia ranks 45th of 121 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +85.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.2% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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 7.7% 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 9.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1999.
- How does Slovenia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Slovenia ranks 45th 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 down 12.2%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release