Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Slovenia

Slovenia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 27.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
27.2%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
21st
of 98 countries
All-time high
27.2%
in 2018
All-time low
17.2%
in 2006
Years of data
17
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Slovenia, 1999–2018

01020301999200820181999: 23.3 %2001: 20.3 %2002: 20 %2003: 18.7 %2005: 19.1 %2006: 17.2 %2007: 18.1 %2008: 19 %2009: 19.3 %2010: 22.1 %2011: 24.3 %2012: 25.5 %2013: 27.1 %2014: 26.8 %2015: 25.7 %2017: 26.6 %2018: 27.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 27.2% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Slovenia peaked at 27.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2006.

That places Slovenia 21st out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.3% 23.3% 23.3% 1
2000s 19.0% 17.2% 20.3% 8
2010s 25.7% 22.1% 27.2% 8

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 18 Finland 28.1% compare
  2. 19 United Arab Emirates 27.7% compare
  3. 20 Estonia 27.7% compare
  4. 22 Croatia 27.0% compare
  5. 23 Lithuania 26.8% compare
  6. 24 Sweden 26.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Slovenia?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Slovenia was 27.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2006.
How does Slovenia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Slovenia ranks 21st out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.