School-age population in Slovenia
Slovenia: School-age population was 69,352 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
69,352
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 72 countries
All-time high
101,621
in 2000
All-time low
54,329
in 2016
Years of data
25
2000–2024
School-age population in Slovenia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, school-age population in Slovenia stood at 69,352.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Slovenia peaked at 101,621 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54,329, in 2016.
That places Slovenia 60th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,299 | 58,593 | 101,621 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,699 | 54,329 | 57,527 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,751 | 59,758 | 69,352 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,663 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school-age population in Slovenia?
- School-age population in Slovenia was 69,352 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 101,621 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,329 in 2016.
- How does Slovenia rank for school-age population?
- Slovenia ranks 60th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school-age population rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of School-age population (lower secondary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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