Tertiary education, academic staff in Slovenia
Slovenia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 48.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Slovenia, 1981–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Slovenia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
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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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.