Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 98.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Slovenia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school in Slovenia is 98.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Slovenia peaked at 99.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2002.
Slovenia ranks 60th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.1% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 8,663 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.58 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Slovenia?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Slovenia was 98.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2002.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Slovenia ranks 60th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.