Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Slovenia
Slovenia: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Slovenia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Slovenia stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Slovenia peaked at 1.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1991.
That places Slovenia 52nd out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +27.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 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 primary education as a percentage of gdp in Slovenia?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Slovenia was 1.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Slovenia ranks 52nd out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on 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