Education in Zahodna Slovenija, Slovenia: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 39.7% in 2025, against 35.1% for Slovenia and 36.9% across the EU.
How much is spent on schools in Zahodna Slovenija?
Municipalities in Zahodna Slovenija spent €387.76 million on education in 2025, €400 per resident, higher than in Vzhodna Slovenija (Slovenia: €382).
Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copyHow much do municipalities in Zahodna Slovenija spend on kindergartens?
Kindergartens (pre-school education) took 64.3% of municipal education spending in Zahodna Slovenija in 2025, €257 per resident.
Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Zahodna Slovenija?
Schools in Zahodna Slovenija taught 64,495 primary pupils and 85,174 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Education was 24.3% of all municipal spending in Zahodna Slovenija in 2025, against 23.0% for all Slovenian municipalities. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Primary schools received €105 per resident from municipal budgets in Zahodna Slovenija in 2025, and support services for education €35. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Investment in school and kindergarten buildings and equipment was 19.5% of municipal education spending in Zahodna Slovenija in 2025, €78 per resident, higher than in Vzhodna Slovenija. Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia · saved copy
- Student scholarships paid by municipalities in Zahodna Slovenija came to €1.49 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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