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Overview of the education system (EAG 2014 and EAG 2015 Interim Report)
  • Since 2000, Slovenia's tertiary attainment rate increased by an average of 4.5% per year, from 16% to 28% in 2013 (by comparison, the average rate of growth across OECD countries was 3.2%). Nonetheless, the proportion of adults who have attained a tertiary education is just 28%, well below the OECD average of 33%.
  • Some 85% of Slovenian adults (25-64 year-olds) have attained at least an upper secondary degree, compared with the OECD average of 77%.
  • In 2012, women in Slovenia earned 94% of what men earn - the largest proportion observed across OECD and partner countries with available data, and markedly above the OECD average of 80%. However, there is a wide gender gap in the earnings premiums from tertiary education: while a tertiary degree increases women's earnings by 77%, it increases men's earnings by 92%. This 25 percentage-point difference is well above the OECD average difference of only 2 percentage points.
  • The unemployment rate among women in Slovenia is comparatively high and is above the OECD average for every level of education. Some 6.6% of tertiary-educated women in Slovenia were unemployed in 2013, compared with the OECD average of 5.7%. By contrast, the unemployment rate among tertiary-educated men is 4.9%, the same as the OECD average.
  • There has been a sharp increase in pre-primary enrolment of 3-4 year-olds since 2005. The enrolment rate of 3-year-olds increased from 67% to 85% between 2005 and 2012 and that of 4-year-olds rose from 76% to 89% during the same period. These rates are now well above the 2012 OECD average of 70% for 3-year-olds and 84% for 4-year-olds.
  • Slovenian teachers' salaries are below the OECD average at all levels of education, and for all levels of experience. In Slovenia, an upper secondary teacher's salary at the top of the scale is USD 34 476, compared with the OECD average of USD 51 658. Teachers in Slovenia, regardless of the level of education they teach, earn an average of 21% less than tertiary-educated workers in other fields.
    • | Education at a Glance 2014 | Country Note EAG 2014 | Annexes from Education at a Glance 2014 | Glossary for Education at a Glance | Ministrstvo za izobrazevanje, znanost in sport (Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport) | Statisticni urad (Statistical Office) |
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    Educational outcomes

    The level of upper secondary attainment among 25-34 year-olds is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (94.2 %, rank 4/36 ) Download Indicator

    The level of below upper secondary attainment among 25-34 year-olds is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (5.5 %, rank 34/35 ) Download Indicator

    The level of upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary attainment among 25-64 year-olds is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (57.6 %, rank 8/37 ) Download Indicator

    Participation in education

    The share of women expected to graduate from tertiary-type A (academic) programmes during their life time is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (60.3 %, rank 4/26 ) Download Indicator

    In Slovenia, the percentage of today's young people expected to graduate from upper secondary programmes is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (96.2 %, rank 1/29 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage today's young people expected to graduate from tertiary-type A (academic) programmes in Slovenia ranks as one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (44.5 %, rank 9/27 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage of 20-29 year-olds in education in Slovenia is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (34.2 %, rank 8/39 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage of 15-19 year-olds in education in Slovenia is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (92.3 %, rank 7/40 ) Download Indicator

    The proportion of upper secondary students enrolled in vocational or pre-vocational programmes is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (66.2 %, rank 7/41 ) Download Indicator

    The average age of entry into tertiary-type A (academic) programmes in Slovenia is comparatively young. (20.9 Years, rank 26/34 ) Download Indicator

    The average age of entry into tertiary-type B (vocational) programmes in Slovenia is comparatively old. (25.2 Years, rank 10/28 ) Download Indicator

    In Slovenia the percentage of young people expected to enter tertiary-type A (academic) programmes during their lifetimes is comparatively high. (75.6 %, rank 7/38 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage of all tertiary students in Slovenia who are international students is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (2.3 %, rank 29/38 ) Download Indicator

    Slovenia is one of the least attractive destinations to foreign students compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data. (0.1 %, rank 36/40 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage of students in government-dependent private tertiary educational institutions is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (6.1 %, rank 15/24 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage of students in independent private tertiary educational institutions is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (7.5 %, rank 24/32 ) Download Indicator

    Fields of education

    The proportion of female graduates who studied life sciences in tertiary-type A programmes is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries. (75 %, rank 3/38 ) Download Indicator

    The proportion of female graduates who studied mathematics and statistics in tertiary-type A programmes is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries. (61.6 %, rank 8/38 ) Download Indicator

    The proportion of female graduates who studied computing in tertiary-type A programmes is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries. (15 %, rank 30/38 ) Download Indicator

    Resources for education

    Annual expenditure per pre-primary pupil is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (8136 USD Equivalent, rank 10/36 ) Download Indicator

    The change in the number of students between 2005 and 2010 at primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary levels is comparatively small. (90 Index, rank 27/33 ) Download Indicator

    In Slovenia the change in public expenditure between 2008 and 2010 on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP is comparatively small. (101 Index, rank 26/33 ) Download Indicator

    The change in the share of private expenditure on education between 2000 and 2010 is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (94 Index, rank 27/29 ) Download Indicator

    The share of private expenditure on tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (14.8 %, rank 27/34 ) Download Indicator

    The change between 2000 and 2010 in private expenditure on tertiary educational institutions is one of the smallest compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data. (69 Index, rank 28/28 ) Download Indicator

    Teachers

    The number of pupils per teacher in pre-primary schools is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (9 Students, rank 27/31 ) Download Indicator

    The ratio of students to teaching staff at the lower secondary level is especially low. (8 Students, rank 35/36 ) Download Indicator

    The ratio of lower secondary teachers' salaries to earnings for full-time, full-year workers with tertiary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (0.79 Ratio, rank 20/28 ) Download Indicator

    The ratio of upper secondary teachers' salaries to earnings for full-time, full-year workers with tertiary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (0.79 Ratio, rank 20/28 ) Download Indicator

    The salary progression for a lower secondary school teacher is among the less rewarding among OECD and partner countries with available data. (1.28 Ratio, rank 29/33 ) Download Indicator

    The change between 2000 and 2011 in statutory salaries for primary teachers with 15 years of experience and minimum training is comparatively large in Slovenia. (108 Index, rank 10/26 ) Download Indicator

    The change between 2000 and 2011 in statutory salaries for lower secondary teachers with 15 years of experience and minimum training is comparatively large in Slovenia. (107 Index, rank 10/26 ) Download Indicator

    The change between 2000 and 2011 in statutory salaries for upper secondary teachers with 15 years of experience and minimum training is comparatively large in Slovenia. (108 Index, rank 10/25 ) Download Indicator

    The number of hours primary teachers spend teaching in public institutions is comparatively small in Slovenia. (627 Hours, rank 28/33 ) Download Indicator

    The number of hours lower secondary teachers spend teaching in public institutions is comparatively small in Slovenia. (627 Hours, rank 18/26 ) Download Indicator

    The number of hours upper secondary teachers spend teaching general programmes in public institutions is comparatively small in Slovenia. (570 Hours, rank 23/32 ) Download Indicator

    The number of hours pre-primary teachers spend teaching in public institutions is comparatively large in Slovenia. (1314 Hours, rank 5/28 ) Download Indicator

    The share of teachers younger than 30 in secondary schools is among the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (5.7 %, rank 29/32 ) Download Indicator

    Classroom environment

    Total compulsory instruction time for lower secondary students in Slovenia is one of the shortest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (2302 Hours, rank 31/33 ) Download Indicator

    Economic and social outcomes

    The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively low. (45.5 %, rank 30/35 ) Download Indicator

    The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low. (69.5 %, rank 29/36 ) Download Indicator

    The employment rate among 25-64 year-old men with tertiary education is comparatively low. (86.3 %, rank 27/36 ) Download Indicator

    The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-olds with below upper secondary education is comparatively high. (27.9 %, rank 8/34 ) Download Indicator

    The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-olds with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively high. (14.7 %, rank 7/35 ) Download Indicator

    The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-olds with tertiary education is comparatively high. (10.8 %, rank 6/35 ) Download Indicator

    The unemployment rate among 25-64 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively high. (17.8 %, rank 9/35 ) Download Indicator

    The unemployment rate among 25-64 year-olds with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively high. (9.8 %, rank 7/36 ) Download Indicator

    The unemployment rate among 25-64 year-olds with tertiary education is comparatively high. (5.8 %, rank 9/36 ) Download Indicator

    The unemployment rate among 25-64 year-old women without upper secondary education is comparatively high. (19.1 %, rank 8/35 ) Download Indicator

    The unemployment rate among 25-64 year-old women with upper secondary or a post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively high. (11.4 %, rank 9/35 ) Download Indicator

    The unemployment rate among 25-64 year-old women with tertiary education is comparatively high. (6.6 %, rank 8/36 ) Download Indicator

    Compared with other OECD and partner countries, the difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old men with tertiary education and those with upper secondary education is quite high. (192 Index, rank 5/33 ) Download Indicator

    Compared with other OECD and partner countries, the difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old women with tertiary education and those with upper secondary education is quite high. (177 Index, rank 8/33 ) Download Indicator

    Compared with other OECD and partner countries, the proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old adults with tertiary education and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is quite high. (180 Index, rank 5/33 ) Download Indicator

    The proportion of 15-19 year-olds who are neither employed nor in education or training is comparatively small in Slovenia. (3.5 %, rank 28/32 ) Download Indicator

    The proportion of 20-24 year-olds who are neither employed nor in education or training is comparatively small in Slovenia. (13.7 %, rank 24/33 ) Download Indicator

    The proportion of 15-29 year-olds who are neither employed nor in education or training is comparatively small in Slovenia. (11 %, rank 26/34 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage of 15-29 year-old men who are not in education, are unemployed and are not in the labour force in Slovenia is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (8.3 %, rank 30/33 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage of 15-29 year-old women who are not in education, are unemployed and are not in the labour force in Slovenia is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (10.7 %, rank 29/34 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage of 15-29 year-olds without an upper secondary degree who are neither employed nor in education or training is comparatively low in Slovenia. (9.9 %, rank 29/34 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage of 15-29 year-olds with an upper secondary or post-secondary degree who are neither employed nor in education or training is comparatively low in Slovenia. (11.2 %, rank 27/34 ) Download Indicator

    The percentage of 15-29 year-olds with a tertiary degree who are neither employed nor in education or training is comparatively high in Slovenia. (15.1 %, rank 10/33 ) Download Indicator


    General findings
    • Across almost all OECD countries, upper secondary attainment is the norm. About 75% of adults aged 25-64 have attained at least upper secondary education; among 25-34 year-olds, about 82% have.
    • In some OECD countries, younger adults have higher tertiary attainment rates than older adults by an average of more than 20 percentage points.
    • More than 40% of 25-34 year-olds in most OECD and partner countries have tertiary education, but this proportion of tertiary-educated 55-64 year-olds is seen only in Canada, Israel, the Russian Federation and the United States.
    | Education policies: Attainment | OECD Better Life Index |
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    • Access to education for 5-14 year-olds is universal in all OECD and most partner countries with available data.
    • More than three-quarters of 4-year-olds (84%) are enrolled in early childhood education and primary education across OECD countries.
    • In 2012, enrolment rates among 15-19 year-olds were greater than 75% in 34 of the 40 OECD and partner countries with available data.
    • More than 20% of 20-29 year-olds in all OECD countries, except Luxembourg, Mexico and the United Kingdom, participated in education in 2012.
    • In 2012, 72% of students in tertiary-type A education attended public institutions, 14% attended government-dependent private institutions, and 14% attended independent private institutions.
    • Under 2012 enrolment conditions, a 5-year-old in an OECD country can expect to participate in more than 17 years of full-time and part-time education, on average, before reaching the age of 40.
    • Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States together receive more than 50% of all foreign students worldwide.
    • International students represent 10% or more of the enrolments in tertiary education in Australia, Austria, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
    • Across countries, more than 50% of adults participate in formal and/or non-formal education.
    | Education policies: Access and Participation |
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    • In 2011, OECD countries spent an average of 6.1% of their GDP on educational institutions; seven countries (Argentina, Denmark, Iceland, Israel, Korea, New Zealand and Norway) spent more than 7%.
    • On average, OECD countries spend USD 9 487 per student per year from primary through tertiary education: USD 8 296 per primary student, USD 9 280 per secondary student, and USD 13 958 per tertiary student.
    • Education accounts for 12.9% of total public spending, on average across OECD countries, ranging from less than 10% in Hungary, Italy and Japan, to more than 20% in Indonesia, Mexico and New Zealand.
    • Nearly 92% of the funds for primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary educational institutions come from public sources, on average in OECD countries; only in Chile and Colombia is this share less than 80%. Tertiary institutions and, to a lesser extent, pre-primary institutions obtain the largest proportions of funds from private sources: 31% and 19%, respectively.
    | Education policies: Finance and funding | PISA in Focus: Does money buy strong performance in PISA? | Education Indicators in Focus: Which factors determine the level of expenditure on teaching staff? |
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    • The ratio of students to teaching staff varies across OECD countries and levels of education. At the primary level, there were more than 15 students for every teacher on average in OECD countries in 2012. In most countries, the student-teacher ratio decreases between primary and lower secondary school, despite an increase in class size. In 2012, there were, on average, about 13 students per teacher at the secondary level. At the tertiary level, there were, on average, about 14 students per teacher in OECD countries.
    • The number of teaching hours per teacher in public schools in 2012 averaged 782 hours per year in primary education, 694 hours in lower secondary education, and 655 hours in upper secondary education.
    • Teachers' statutory salaries vary widely across countries, but often increase with the level of education. In 2012, the statutory salaries of teachers with at least 15 years of experience averaged USD 37 350 at the pre-primary level, USD 39 024 at the primary level, USD 40 570 at the lower secondary level, and USD 42 861 at the upper secondary level. Between 2000 and 2012, teachers' salaries increased in real terms in most countries.
    • On average in OECD countries, pre-primary school teachers' salaries in 2012 amounted to 80% of full-time, full-year earnings of tertiary-educated adults working in different occupations. Primary school teachers' salaries amounted to 85% of that income, lower secondary school teachers' salaries amounted to 88% of that benchmark, and upper secondary school teachers' salaries amounted to 92% of those earnings.
    | Education policies: Teachers | Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers | OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) | International Summit on the Teaching Profession |
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    • In a majority of OECD countries, education now begins for most children well before they are 5 years old. More than three-quarters of 4-year-olds (84%) are enrolled in early childhood education and primary education across OECD countries; among OECD countries that are part of the European Union, 89% of 4-year-olds are.
    • In Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, more than 90% of 3-year-olds are enrolled in early childhood education.
    • Publicly-funded pre-primary education tends to be more strongly developed in the European than in the non-European countries of the OECD. Private expenditure varies widely between countries, ranging from 5% or less in Belgium, Estonia, Latvia Luxembourg and Sweden, to 25% or more in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Colombia, Japan, Korea, Spain and the United States.
    • As a percentage of GDP, expenditure on pre-primary education accounts for an average of 0.6% of GDP. Differences between countries are significant. For example, while 0.1% of GDP is spent on pre-primary education in Australia, about 0.8% or more is spent in Chile, Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Spain and the Russian Federation.
    • The pupil-teacher ratio, excluding non-teaching staff (e.g. teachers' aides), ranges from more than 20 pupils per teacher in Chile, France, Israel, Mexico and Turkey, to fewer than 10 in Estonia, Iceland, Indonesia, New Zealand, Slovenia and Sweden.
    | Education policies: Access and Participation | Education policies: Learning environment | Education policies: Teachers | Early Childhood Education and Care in OECD Countries | Starting Strong III |
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    • Tertiary-educated younger adults have higher unemployment rates than tertiary-educated older adults: about 8% and 4%, respectively.
    • Across OECD countries, compared with adults with upper secondary education who have income from employment, those without this qualification earn about 20% less, those with post-secondary non-tertiary education about 10% more, those with tertiary-type B (vocationally oriented) education about 30% more, and those with tertiary-type A (academically oriented) education or advanced research earn about 70% more.
    • Across OECD countries, a tertiary-educated woman earns about 75% of what a similarly educated man earns. Only in Belgium, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey do the earnings of tertiary-educated women amount to 80% or more of men's earnings. In Brazil, Chile and Hungary, women with a tertiary degree earn 65% or less of what tertiary-educated men earn.
    | Education policies: Labour market outcomes | OECD Better Life Index | OECD Employment Outlook | OECD Skills Strategy |
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    • The proportion of young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) includes those who are unemployed or inactive. The latter group is particularly important as it includes discouraged young people who gave up looking for a job.
    • In 2013, on average across OECD countries, 15% of 15-29 year-olds were neither employed nor in education or training (NEET) (7% unemployed and 8% inactive), as were 7% of 15-19 year-olds, and 20% of 25-29 year-olds (9% unemployed and 11% inactive).
    • For all levels of education combined, in Colombia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Spain and Turkey, more than 20% of 15-29 year-olds are NEET. In Spain, 20% of 15-29 year-olds are unemployed NEET youth and 7% are inactive. In Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Turkey the reverse pattern is seen: around 15% of NEET youth are inactive while 6% or fewer are unemployed. In Austria, Germany, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, fewer than 10% of 15-29 year-olds were neither in education nor employed.
    • On average across OECD countries in 2013, 18% of 15-29 year-old women were NEET (6% unemployed and 12% inactive) as were 13% of 15-29 year-old men (8% unemployed and 5% inactive).
    | Education policies: Labour market outcomes | OECD Skills Strategy | Education Indicators in Focus: How difficult is it to move from school to work? | OECD Action Plan for Youth |
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    Note: These values should be interpreted with care since they are influenced by countries' specific contexts and trade-offs. In education, there is often no simple most- or least-efficient model. For instance, the share of private expenditure in education must be read against other measures designed to mitigate inequities, such as loans and grants; longer learning time is an opportunity to convey more and better content to students, but may hinder investments in other important areas. If you want further information on the nature of different variables, please take the time to read the analysis and contextual information, available at the website for each publication.
    All rankings for individual variables are compiled on the basis of OECD and G20 countries for which data are available. The OECD average includes only OECD countries which are listed here: http://www.oecd.org/about/membersandpartners/

    *TALIS averages are based on all countries participating in the TALIS survey, including partner countries and economies. This explains the difference between the OECD average and the TALIS average. Data from the TALIS survey and Education at a Glance (EAG) may differ. See Annex E of the TALIS technical report and Annex 3 of EAG for more details about the data collections.

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