Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovenia
Slovenia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.6% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovenia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovenia stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 107.0% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovenia peaked at 5.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2009.
That places Slovenia 111th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.2% | — |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -36.8% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +59.9% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -66.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -78.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +392.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +65.7% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +96.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -44.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -48.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -46.8% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +120.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +107.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 91% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 | +392.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 3.1% | 9 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Slovenia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Slovenia was 1.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
- How does Slovenia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Slovenia ranks 111th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.