Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 93.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Slovenia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Slovenia stood at 93.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Slovenia peaked at 93.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2003.
Slovenia ranks 34th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 66.1% | 84.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 85.8% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 92.3% | 93.1% | 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 enrolled in pre-primary school in Slovenia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Slovenia was 93.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2003.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Slovenia ranks 34th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.