Share of the population with at least some secondary education in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of the population with at least some secondary education was 99.27 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with at least some secondary education in Slovenia, 1991–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population with at least some secondary education in Slovenia stood at 99.27. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some secondary education in Slovenia peaked at 99.27 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.55, in 1991.
Slovenia ranks 6th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population with at least some secondary education in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 53.55 | — |
| 2005 | 94.3 | +76.1% |
| 2006 | 94.99 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 94.96 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.17 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.6 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.43 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.02 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.87 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 97.15 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.59 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.11 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.62 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.77 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.01 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.17 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.62 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 98.74 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.27 | +0.7% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 99.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.64, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 99.27 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.43, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with at least some secondary education in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +76.1% | 53.55 | 94.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.55 | 53.55 | 53.55 | 1 |
| 2000s | 95 | 94.3 | 95.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.27 | 95.43 | 98.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.81 | 98.6 | 99.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.67 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.55 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with at least some secondary education in Slovenia?
- Share of the population with at least some secondary education in Slovenia was 99.27 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some secondary education recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.27 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some secondary education recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.55 in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of the population with at least some secondary education?
- Slovenia ranks 6th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with at least some secondary education rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with at least some secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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