Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Slovenia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 94.0% (2020), 42nd of 176 in the world and 24th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 100.9% (2023), 89th of 191 in the world and 29th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 97.4% (2023), 61st of 168 in the world and 26th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
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Education: Slovenia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 94.0%2020 | 42/176 | 24/51 | 76.8% | 89.3% | 94.0% | +4.7 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 100.9%2023 | 89/191 | 29/53 | 102.6%2001 | 98.1% | 100.2% | +2.3 ppsince 2013 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 97.4%2023 | 61/168 | 26/47 | 98.3%2001 | 97.6% | 96.8% | +0.1 ppsince 2013 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 107.6%2023 | 32/176 | 19/53 | 108.8%2001 | 98.5% | 110.4% | −2.9 ppsince 2013 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 93.5%2023 | 70/168 | 35/50 | 102.7%2001 | 98.0% | 94.8% | −2.0 ppsince 2013 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 80.1%2023 | 29/172 | 18/52 | 60.8%2001 | 90.3% | 75.8% | −7.8 ppsince 2013 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.4%2023 | 124/178 | 25/51 | 2.3%2001 | 2.1% | 1.0% | −0.5 ppsince 2013 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 13.82016 | 124/173 | 20/48 | 13.02001 | 17.0 | · | −9.1%since 2006 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.3%2022 | 48/184 | 13/49 | 5.8%2001 | 5.6% | 5.4% | −0.4 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 11.1%2022 | 121/179 | 28/49 | 11.8%2001 | 11.0% | 10.5% | −0.3 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+4.7 pp94.0% in 2020
- Primary completion+0.1 pp97.4% in 2023
- Out-of-school children−0.5 pp1.4% in 2023
- Pupils per teacher−9.1%13.8 in 2016
Worse than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment−2.9 pp107.6% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion−2.0 pp93.5% in 2023
- Tertiary enrolment−7.8 pp80.1% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Slovenia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Slovenia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Slovenia | Italy | Hungary | Austria | Croatia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 94.0%2020 | 92.7%2020 | 90.8%2020 | 102.9%2020 | 70.9%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 100.9%2023 | 103.6%2023 | 102.9%2024 | 101.3%2024 | 101.2%2023 |
| Primary completion | 97.4%2023 | 97.4%2023 | 108.9%2024 | 96.7%2024 | 100.5%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 107.6%2023 | 100.7%2023 | 107.4%2024 | 100.6%2024 | 105.0%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 93.5%2023 | 96.3%2023 | 93.8%2024 | 95.8%2024 | 100.1%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 80.1%2023 | 75.9%2023 | 60.5%2024 | 92.6%2024 | 81.2%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.4%2023 | 2.1%2023 | 2.8%2024 | 1.4%2024 | 1.8%2023 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.82016 | 11.52017 | 10.82016 | 10.02017 | 13.52016 |
| Education spending | 5.3%2022 | 4.1%2022 | 3.8%2022 | 5.3%2022 | 4.1%2021 |