Slovenia — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Slovenia, 1991–2022.
Education spending for Slovenia was 5.28% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 27 years, from 1991 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 5.81% in 2001. The lowest was 4.07% in 1991 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.84% per year.
Slovenia ranks 43 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Slovenia sits above it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 7%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 12 of 45 economies; Austria (5.28%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 19% in 2001.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 83 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 25th of 53 in 1991 → 29th of 130 in 2010 → 43rd of 157 in 2020 → 37th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 5.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 5.42% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 4.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 4.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 4.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 4.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.96% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 5.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 5.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 5.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 5.62% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 5.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 5.14% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 5.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 5.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 5.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 5.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 5.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 5.81% | +0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 4.96% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 4.72% | +0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 4.07% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Slovenia’s Education spending in 1992?
4.72% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Slovenia’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +29.7% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 5.28%; 2021: 5.39%; 2020: 5.42%; 2019: 4.93%; 2018: 4.98%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.