UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Slovenia

Slovenia: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 12.8 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
12.8
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
21st
of 91 countries
All-time high
12.8
in 2017
All-time low
6.82
in 1991
Years of data
15
1991–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Slovenia, 1991–2017

0510151991200420171991: 6.82004: 11.82005: 11.52006: 11.72007: 11.72008: 11.82009: 11.92010: 122011: 12.22012: 12.32013: 12.42014: 12.42015: 12.62016: 12.72017: 12.8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 12.8 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Slovenia peaked at 12.8 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.82, in 1991.

Slovenia ranks 21st of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Slovenia, 1991 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1991 6.82
2004 11.81 +73.3%
2005 11.49 -2.8%
2006 11.69 +1.8%
2007 11.72 +0.3%
2008 11.8 +0.7%
2009 11.93 +1.1%
2010 11.98 +0.4%
2011 12.15 +1.5%
2012 12.28 +1.1%
2013 12.39 +0.9%
2014 12.44 +0.4%
2015 12.64 +1.6%
2016 12.75 +0.8%
2017 12.8 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.82 6.82 6.82 1
2000s 11.74 11.49 11.93 6
2010s 12.43 11.98 12.8 8

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 18 Bermuda 12.92 compare
  2. 19 Georgia 12.9 compare
  3. 20 Slovakia 12.87 compare
  4. 22 Sweden 12.69 compare
  5. 23 Czechia 12.65 compare
  6. 24 Australia 12.58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Slovenia?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Slovenia was 12.8 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 12.8 in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.82 in 1991.
How does Slovenia rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Slovenia ranks 21st out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/