School-age population in Slovenia
Slovenia: School-age population was 59,269 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
59,269
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
60th
of 72 countries
All-time high
77,709
in 2000
All-time low
53,296
in 2007
Years of data
25
2000–2024
School-age population in Slovenia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school-age population in Slovenia is 59,269, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Slovenia peaked at 77,709 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53,296, in 2007.
Slovenia ranks 60th of 72 countries on this measure, 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 | 62,608 | 53,296 | 77,709 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,666 | 56,354 | 67,248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,312 | 59,269 | 62,745 | 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 59,269 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 77,709 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,296 in 2007.
- 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 down 11.9%. 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 (pre-primary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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