Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Slovenia
Slovenia: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 5.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Slovenia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Slovenia stood at 5.3%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Slovenia peaked at 5.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1991.
That places Slovenia 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Slovenia
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.931 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.9787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 73.81 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 75.35 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 78.21 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Slovenia?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Slovenia was 5.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Slovenia ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.