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 8.0% 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 8.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 172.4% on the previous year and up 369.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Slovenia peaked at 8.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
That places Slovenia 46th out of 68 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 6.9% | — |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -53.1% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -36.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +99.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +51.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -61.4% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +106.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +50.8% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -42.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +172.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 8.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 8.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.5% | 7.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 2.9% | 8.0% | 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 8.0% 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 8.0% 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 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Slovenia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Slovenia ranks 46th out of 68 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 369.4%. 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, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release