Unemployment with advanced education in Slovenia
Slovenia: Unemployment with advanced education was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Slovenia, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Slovenia is 2.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Slovenia peaked at 6.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
Slovenia ranks 113th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.8% | — |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -27.8% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +51.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +30.6% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Slovenia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Slovenia was 2.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Slovenia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Slovenia ranks 113th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).