Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Slovenia
Slovenia: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 39.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Slovenia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Slovenia is 39.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Slovenia peaked at 76.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2025.
That places Slovenia 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76.5% | — |
| 2006 | 72.0% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 39.7% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.3% | 68.6% | 76.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 53.1% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 39.7% | 55.7% | 6 |
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2228 % change on previous year (2100)
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- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 81.05 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 66,504 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Slovenia?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Slovenia was 39.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2025.
- How does Slovenia rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Slovenia ranks 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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