Share of the population with lower secondary education in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 99.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Slovenia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population with lower secondary education in Slovenia stood at 99.3%. 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 lower secondary education in Slovenia peaked at 99.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, 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 lower secondary education in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 53.5% | — |
| 2005 | 94.3% | +76.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 94.3% | 95.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 95.4% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Slovenia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,226 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2826 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0303 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 68,483 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6917 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0323 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160,956 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,663 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 26.73 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with lower secondary education in Slovenia?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Slovenia was 99.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Slovenia ranks 6th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with lower 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.