Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovenia
Slovenia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovenia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 1.0% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovenia peaked at 2.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
Slovenia ranks 154th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 95% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 6 |
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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovenia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Slovenia was 1.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Slovenia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Slovenia ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release