Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovenia
Slovenia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 3.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovenia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 3.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovenia peaked at 7.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2015.
Slovenia ranks 165th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.5% | — |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +32.8% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -49.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +73.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 3.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 44% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 3.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 46% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovenia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Slovenia was 3.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2015.
- How does Slovenia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Slovenia ranks 165th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 youth of 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