School age population, early childhood educational development in Slovenia

Slovenia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 19,888 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
19,888 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
77th
of 92 countries
All-time high
26,847 number
in 1998
All-time low
16,708 number
in 2004
Years of data
24
1991–2020

School age population, early childhood educational development in Slovenia, 1991–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k1991200520201991: 23.5k number1998: 26.8k number1999: 17.6k number2000: 17.5k number2001: 17.3k number2002: 17.5k number2003: 17.2k number2004: 16.7k number2005: 16.7k number2006: 17.0k number2007: 17.2k number2008: 18.0k number2009: 19.1k number2010: 19.9k number2011: 20.6k number2012: 21.6k number2013: 21.8k number2014: 21.3k number2015: 21.3k number2016: 21.2k number2017: 20.7k number2018: 20.4k number2019: 20.3k number2020: 19.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 19,888 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2020.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Slovenia peaked at 26,847 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16,708 number, in 2004.

That places Slovenia 77th out of 92 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Slovenia, 1991 to 2020.
Year number Change
1991 23,534 number
1998 26,847 number +14.1%
1999 17,649 number -34.3%
2000 17,463 number -1.1%
2001 17,295 number -1.0%
2002 17,461 number +1.0%
2003 17,187 number -1.6%
2004 16,708 number -2.8%
2005 16,748 number +0.2%
2006 17,017 number +1.6%
2007 17,165 number +0.9%
2008 17,964 number +4.7%
2009 19,144 number +6.6%
2010 19,931 number +4.1%
2011 20,555 number +3.1%
2012 21,642 number +5.3%
2013 21,775 number +0.6%
2014 21,330 number -2.0%
2015 21,297 number -0.2%
2016 21,162 number -0.6%
2017 20,696 number -2.2%
2018 20,426 number -1.3%
2019 20,285 number -0.7%
2020 19,888 number -2.0%

Slovenia compared with similar countries

  • Slovenia's 19,888 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 25% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Slovenia's 19,888 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,337 number, 34% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early childhood educational development in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 -34.3% 26,847 number 17,649 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22,677 number 17,649 number 26,847 number 3
2000s 17,415 number 16,708 number 19,144 number 10
2010s 20,910 number 19,931 number 21,775 number 10
2020s 19,888 number 19,888 number 19,888 number 1

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 74 North Macedonia 22,145 number compare
  2. 75 Bahrain 21,325 number compare
  3. 76 Latvia 20,582 number compare
  4. 78 Estonia 19,517 number compare
  5. 79 Cyprus 13,673 number compare
  6. 80 Montenegro 7,105 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Slovenia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Slovenia was 19,888 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 26,847 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 16,708 number in 2004.
How does Slovenia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Slovenia ranks 77th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/