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.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 73.2% | — |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 93.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.1%, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 93.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.9%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,351 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,658 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 160,956 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 132,709 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (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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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.