Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovenia
Slovenia: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 75.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 45 countries
All-time high
76.2%
in 2022
All-time low
66.3%
in 1996
Years of data
30
1996–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovenia, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovenia stood at 75.8%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovenia peaked at 76.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 1996.
Slovenia ranks 27th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 66.3% | — |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 66.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 66.3% | 68.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 66.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 70.3% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 74.6% | 76.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovenia?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Slovenia was 75.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 1996.
- How does Slovenia rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Slovenia ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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