Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Slovenia
Slovenia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 5.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Slovenia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Slovenia stood at 5.3%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Slovenia peaked at 5.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1991.
Slovenia ranks 50th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.1% | — |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -2.1% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 5.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 5.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,351 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,658 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 160,956 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 132,709 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Slovenia?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Slovenia was 5.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Slovenia ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.