Tertiary education, academic staff in Slovenia

Slovenia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 48.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48.1%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
62nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
48.1%
in 2023
All-time low
18.2%
in 1981
Years of data
41
1981–2023

Tertiary education, academic staff in Slovenia, 1981–2023

010203040501981200220231981: 18.2 % female1982: 19.5 % female1983: 19.2 % female1984: 19.7 % female1985: 19.9 % female1986: 20.6 % female1987: 21.5 % female1988: 21.1 % female1990: 22.9 % female1991: 24 % female1992: 23.3 % female1993: 25.3 % female1994: 25.8 % female1995: 26.1 % female1996: 27.7 % female1997: 28.2 % female1999: 21.4 % female2000: 23.1 % female2001: 27 % female2002: 28.8 % female2003: 29.7 % female2004: 32.9 % female2005: 33.5 % female2006: 33.8 % female2007: 35.4 % female2008: 37.2 % female2009: 36.6 % female2010: 38.3 % female2011: 39.1 % female2012: 39 % female2013: 39.7 % female2014: 38.8 % female2015: 41.1 % female2016: 42 % female2017: 42.6 % female2018: 42.2 % female2019: 42.7 % female2020: 42 % female2021: 46.1 % female2022: 46.8 % female2023: 48.1 % female

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 48.1% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2023. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Slovenia peaked at 48.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1981.

Slovenia ranks 62nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Tertiary education, academic staff in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Slovenia, 1981 to 2023.
Year % female Change
1981 18.2%
1982 19.5% +6.6%
1983 19.2% -1.3%
1984 19.7% +2.4%
1985 19.9% +1.0%
1986 20.6% +3.6%
1987 21.5% +4.5%
1988 21.1% -2.0%
1990 22.9% +8.5%
1991 24.0% +5.1%
1992 23.3% -2.9%
1993 25.3% +8.2%
1994 25.8% +2.2%
1995 26.1% +1.1%
1996 27.7% +6.0%
1997 28.2% +2.0%
1999 21.4% -24.3%
2000 23.1% +7.9%
2001 27.0% +17.0%
2002 28.8% +6.8%
2003 29.7% +2.9%
2004 32.9% +10.8%
2005 33.5% +1.7%
2006 33.8% +1.1%
2007 35.4% +4.5%
2008 37.2% +5.2%
2009 36.6% -1.5%
2010 38.3% +4.7%
2011 39.1% +2.0%
2012 39.0% -0.3%
2013 39.7% +1.9%
2014 38.8% -2.4%
2015 41.1% +6.0%
2016 42.0% +2.1%
2017 42.6% +1.4%
2018 42.2% -1.0%
2019 42.7% +1.4%
2020 42.0% -1.7%
2021 46.1% +9.8%
2022 46.8% +1.5%
2023 48.1% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 19.9% 18.2% 21.5% 8
1990s 25.0% 21.4% 28.2% 9
2000s 31.8% 23.1% 37.2% 10
2010s 40.6% 38.3% 42.7% 10
2020s 45.8% 42.0% 48.1% 4

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 59 Barbados 48.7% compare
  2. 60 Argentina 48.6% compare
  3. 61 Lebanon 48.2% compare
  4. 63 Saudi Arabia 48.1% compare
  5. 64 Uzbekistan 47.8% compare
  6. 65 Slovakia 47.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tertiary education, academic staff in Slovenia?
Tertiary education, academic staff in Slovenia was 48.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2023.
What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1981.
How does Slovenia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
Slovenia ranks 62nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.