Primary education, pupils in Slovenia
Slovenia: Primary education, pupils was 132,709 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Slovenia, 1981–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 132,709 for primary education, pupils in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Slovenia peaked at 134,199 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86,021, in 2002.
Slovenia ranks 147th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 115,110 | 109,500 | 117,051 | 9 |
| 1990s | 103,460 | 91,536 | 115,085 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94,839 | 86,021 | 107,848 | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,346 | 106,883 | 132,551 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,404 | 132,709 | 134,199 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More education data for Slovenia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 8,663 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.2% (2023)
- Labor force, female 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Slovenia?
- Primary education, pupils in Slovenia was 132,709 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 134,199 in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,021 in 2002.
- How does Slovenia rank for primary education, pupils?
- Slovenia ranks 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.