Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Slovenia
Slovenia: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary was 9.11 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Slovenia, 1981–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 9.11 for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Slovenia peaked at 12.53 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 9.09, in 2015.
That places Slovenia 160th out of 182 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.24 | 11.89 | 12.53 | 9 |
| 1990s | 11 | 10.12 | 11.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.76 | 9.17 | 11.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.16 | 9.09 | 9.24 | 7 |
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More education data for Slovenia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, total 1.05 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Slovenia?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Slovenia was 9.11 in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.53 in 1982.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 in 2015.
- How does Slovenia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
- Slovenia ranks 160th out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.