School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Slovenia
Slovenia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Slovenia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 8.98 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Slovenia peaked at 8.99 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.14 years, in 2001.
Slovenia ranks 95th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.14 years | — |
| 2002 | 8.24 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.41 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.76 years | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.72 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.68 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.74 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.75 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.84 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.95 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.95 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.98 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.57 years | 8.14 years | 8.76 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.85 years | 8.74 years | 8.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.97 years | 8.95 years | 8.99 years | 4 |
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More education data for Slovenia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,226 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2826 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0303 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 68,483 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6917 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0323 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160,956 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,663 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 26.73 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Slovenia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Slovenia was 8.98 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.14 years in 2001.
- How does Slovenia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Slovenia ranks 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release