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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 8,663 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.58 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.5% (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.