Share of Students in Higher Education Keeps Growing

Ljubljana, 10 August

This year marks the first in many in which the number of students enrolled in higher education did not increase over the year before, however the percentage of students enrolled in tertiary education keeps growing nonetheless.

This year some 500 fewer students are enrolled not because fewer would want to continue their studies, but simply because their generation is fewer in numbers.
A report from the national Statistics Office shows that this year almost half of those aged between 19 and 23 studied in vocational colleges or higher education institutions. Only a decade ago the share was below one-third.
In the academic year 2007/08 over 50 vocational colleges offered 25 study programmes which were attended by 16,424 students. Almost two thirds of students study part time.
This academic year higher education and university programmes are attended by 89,558 students, almost 2,000 fewer than the previous academic year.
However, the number of students who decide to continue their studies after graduating from higher education institutions continues to grow; this year 9,463 students are enrolled in such programmes, almost 1,000 more than last year.
Compared to 2006, the number of graduates in 2007 slightly increased only in vocational colleges (to 2,874), while the number of students who completed their studies at higher education institutions fell by 500 (to 13,806).
The number of graduates from higher undergraduate education studies fell to 11,895, while the number of graduates from post-graduate education studies - specialisation, master's and doctoral degree - (1,911) is similar to 2006. 10,153 graduates were younger than 30, among them 63.8% women.
Almost two-thirds (61.8%) of graduates from higher undergraduate education studies are women. Their share at vocational colleges and post-graduate education studies was higher, at 50%.
Almost half of all graduates from higher undergraduate education studies graduated in social sciences, business and law (69.7% of them women). Most graduates from post-graduate education studies (almost two-thirds) graduated in social sciences, business and law (more than half of them women).

Share of Students in Higher Education Keeps Growing

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