School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovenia
Slovenia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 17.6 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovenia, 1982–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovenia stood at 17.6 years.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovenia peaked at 17.71 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.8 years, in 1982.
That places Slovenia 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9.8 years | — |
| 1983 | 10.6 years | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 11.28 years | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 11.58 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 11.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 11.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 11.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 11.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 11.96 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 12.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 12.28 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 12.17 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 12.31 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 12.58 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 12.8 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 13.14 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 13.69 years | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 14.56 years | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 14.75 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 15.6 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 16.11 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 16.6 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 16.35 years | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.71 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.86 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 16.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 17 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.71 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 17.34 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 17.29 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 17.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.6 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.24 years | 9.8 years | 11.75 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.76 years | 11.96 years | 14.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.39 years | 14.75 years | 17.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.35 years | 16.99 years | 17.71 years | 9 |
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More education data for Slovenia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,430 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 233 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,188 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 33,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovenia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Slovenia was 17.6 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.71 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 years in 1982.
- How does Slovenia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Slovenia ranks 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.