Education in Vzhodna Slovenija, Slovenia: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 31.0% in 2025, against 35.1% for Slovenia and 36.9% across the EU.
How much is spent on schools in Vzhodna Slovenija?
Municipalities in Vzhodna Slovenija spent €397.34 million on education in 2025, €365 per resident, lower than in Zahodna Slovenija (Slovenia: €382).
Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copyHow much do municipalities in Vzhodna Slovenija spend on kindergartens?
Kindergartens (pre-school education) took 63.6% of municipal education spending in Vzhodna Slovenija in 2025, €232 per resident.
Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Vzhodna Slovenija?
Schools in Vzhodna Slovenija taught 67,419 primary pupils and 80,306 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Education was 21.9% of all municipal spending in Vzhodna Slovenija in 2025, against 23.0% for all Slovenian municipalities. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Primary schools received €86 per resident from municipal budgets in Vzhodna Slovenija in 2025, and support services for education €43. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Investment in school and kindergarten buildings and equipment was 14.7% of municipal education spending in Vzhodna Slovenija in 2025, €54 per resident, lower than in Zahodna Slovenija. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Student scholarships paid by municipalities in Vzhodna Slovenija came to €1.32 per resident in 2025 (Slovenia: €1.40). Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Adults (25-64) with a degree-level education, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6ff9f4bfff72…)
- Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia: Municipal budgets 2025, final outturn: expenditures by functional classification (COFOG), all municipalities, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 170af0ad592a…)
- Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia: Municipal budgets 2025, final outturn: revenues and expenditures by economic classification, all municipalities, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 80d92e45db88…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset educ_uoe_enra11: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20b6224cca4f…)
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