Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Slovenia
Slovenia: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Slovenia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 0.6% for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Slovenia peaked at 0.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2004.
That places Slovenia 36th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -35.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 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 expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Slovenia?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Slovenia was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
- How does Slovenia rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Slovenia ranks 36th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release