Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Slovenia
Slovenia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Slovenia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Slovenia is 2.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Slovenia peaked at 5.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2015.
That places Slovenia 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.9% | — |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +44.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.6%, 54% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3%, 58% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +44.4% | 2.4% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 4 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Slovenia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Slovenia was 2.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2015.
- How does Slovenia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Slovenia ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release