Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Slovenia

Slovenia: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 189,357 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
189,357 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
140th
of 186 countries
All-time high
226,842 number
in 1998
All-time low
163,326 number
in 2011
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Slovenia, 1998–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1998200920201998: 226.8k number1999: 219.7k number2000: 212.3k number2001: 204.9k number2002: 197.4k number2003: 190.2k number2004: 183.6k number2005: 178.0k number2006: 173.4k number2007: 169.9k number2008: 167.3k number2009: 165.4k number2010: 164.1k number2011: 163.3k number2012: 163.4k number2013: 164.4k number2014: 166.4k number2015: 169.5k number2016: 173.3k number2017: 177.5k number2018: 181.9k number2019: 186.0k number2020: 189.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Slovenia stood at 189,357 number.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Slovenia peaked at 226,842 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 163,326 number, in 2011.

Slovenia ranks 140th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 223,276 number 219,709 number 226,842 number 2
2000s 184,241 number 165,428 number 212,345 number 10
2010s 170,975 number 163,326 number 185,984 number 10
2020s 189,357 number 189,357 number 189,357 number 1

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 137 Latvia 217,460 number compare
  2. 138 Qatar 215,328 number compare
  3. 139 Eswatini 206,194 number compare
  4. 141 Djibouti 182,277 number compare
  5. 142 Equatorial Guinea 177,351 number compare
  6. 143 Mauritius 173,194 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Slovenia?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Slovenia was 189,357 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 226,842 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 163,326 number in 2011.
How does Slovenia rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Slovenia ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.