Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Slovenia

Slovenia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 21,915 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
21,915 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
152nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
30,683 number
in 1987
All-time low
17,613 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Slovenia, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Slovenia stood at 21,915 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Slovenia peaked at 30,683 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 17,613 number, in 2009.

That places Slovenia 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number) in Slovenia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 26,981 number
1971 27,324 number +1.3%
1972 27,561 number +0.9%
1973 27,514 number -0.2%
1974 27,306 number -0.8%
1975 27,066 number -0.9%
1976 26,911 number -0.6%
1977 26,968 number +0.2%
1978 27,212 number +0.9%
1979 27,598 number +1.4%
1980 28,069 number +1.7%
1981 28,557 number +1.7%
1982 28,832 number +1.0%
1983 29,246 number +1.4%
1984 29,704 number +1.6%
1985 30,128 number +1.4%
1986 30,475 number +1.2%
1987 30,683 number +0.7%
1988 30,452 number -0.8%
1989 29,898 number -1.8%
1990 29,135 number -2.6%
1991 27,563 number -5.4%
1992 27,563 number +0.0%
1993 26,863 number -2.5%
1994 26,151 number -2.7%
1995 25,417 number -2.8%
1996 24,654 number -3.0%
1997 23,801 number -3.5%
1998 22,834 number -4.1%
1999 21,830 number -4.4%
2000 20,860 number -4.4%
2001 19,995 number -4.1%
2002 19,227 number -3.8%
2003 18,704 number -2.7%
2004 18,059 number -3.4%
2005 17,939 number -0.7%
2006 17,822 number -0.7%
2007 17,728 number -0.5%
2008 17,641 number -0.5%
2009 17,613 number -0.2%
2010 17,694 number +0.5%
2011 17,956 number +1.5%
2012 18,486 number +3.0%
2013 19,239 number +4.1%
2014 20,087 number +4.4%
2015 20,893 number +4.0%
2016 21,471 number +2.8%
2017 21,846 number +1.7%
2018 22,011 number +0.8%
2019 22,016 number +0.0%
2020 21,915 number -0.5%

Slovenia compared with similar countries

  • Slovenia's 21,915 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 49% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Slovenia's 21,915 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77,228 number, 28% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27,244 number 26,911 number 27,598 number 10
1980s 29,604 number 28,069 number 30,683 number 10
1990s 25,581 number 21,830 number 29,135 number 10
2000s 18,559 number 17,613 number 20,860 number 10
2010s 20,170 number 17,694 number 22,016 number 10
2020s 21,915 number 21,915 number 21,915 number 1

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 149 North Macedonia 23,158 number compare
  2. 150 Comoros 22,968 number compare
  3. 151 Bahrain 22,085 number compare
  4. 153 Djibouti 19,657 number compare
  5. 154 Solomon Islands 19,183 number compare
  6. 155 Trinidad and Tobago 19,107 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Slovenia?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Slovenia was 21,915 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 30,683 number in 1987.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,613 number in 2009.
How does Slovenia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Slovenia ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.