Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Slovenia
Slovenia: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 17.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Slovenia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Slovenia is 17.48 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Slovenia peaked at 17.68 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.02 years, in 1990.
That places Slovenia 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.02 years | — |
| 1991 | 12.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 12.38 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 12.29 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 12.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 12.67 years | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 12.86 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 13.21 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 13.8 years | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 14.7 years | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 14.98 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 15.79 years | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 16.24 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.7 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 16.39 years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 16.75 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.89 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16.99 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.94 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.68 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 17.35 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 17.27 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.33 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.26 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 17.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 17.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.48 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.85 years | 12.02 years | 14.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.47 years | 14.98 years | 17.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3 years | 16.94 years | 17.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.41 years | 17.26 years | 17.48 years | 4 |
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More education data for Slovenia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,430 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 233 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,188 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 33,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Slovenia?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Slovenia was 17.48 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.68 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.02 years in 1990.
- How does Slovenia rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Slovenia ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.