Inequality in education in Slovenia
Slovenia: Inequality in education was 0.0195 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Slovenia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 0.0195 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Slovenia peaked at 0.0318 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0195, in 2023.
That places Slovenia 176th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0245 | 0.0208 | 0.0318 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.0195 | 0.0206 | 4 |
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 inequality in education in Slovenia?
- Inequality in education in Slovenia was 0.0195 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0318 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0195 in 2023.
- How does Slovenia rank for inequality in education?
- Slovenia ranks 176th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.