Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Slovenia
Slovenia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 7.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Slovenia, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Slovenia stood at 7.2%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 167.3% on the previous year and up 223.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Slovenia peaked at 7.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2011.
Slovenia ranks 49th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5.6% | — |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -40.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +38.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +167.3% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 7.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 7.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.7%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +167.3% | 2.7% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 2.7% | 7.2% | 2 |
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, urban in Slovenia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Slovenia was 7.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
- How does Slovenia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Slovenia ranks 49th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release