Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Slovenia
Slovenia: Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Slovenia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Slovenia is 17.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Slovenia peaked at 44.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2025.
That places Slovenia 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44.9% | — |
| 2016 | 40.4% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.7% | 30.7% | 44.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 17.4% | 36.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 35 Luxembourg 25.4% compare
- 36 Netherlands 24.4% compare
- 36 Netherlands 24.4% compare
- 38 Slovenia 17.4% compare
- 40 Sweden 13.6% compare
- 41 Denmark 9.7% compare
More education data for Slovenia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 17.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 82.53 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.366 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 19.79 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 79.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 1.12 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 28.9% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 5.5% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 97,531 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Slovenia?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Slovenia was 17.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2025.
- How does Slovenia rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- Slovenia ranks 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and risk of poverty or social exclusion - % of children in the respective at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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