Slovenia - 2012
Primary education population of foreign pupils
- Code:
- B15
- Key Area:
- Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
- Strand(s):
- Demographics & Economics
| Short Answer |
There is no official data available on the number of structure of the pupils in primary schools in Slovenia who are not Slovenian citizens. According to estimations there is between 6 and 7 thousand of foreign pupils in primary shools in Slovenia. |
| Qualitative Info |
No data is available on the total number of foreign pupils in primary education in Slovenia. The authorities in Slovenia claim they don't collect data on citizenship of pupils and their ethnic origin. Only data available is the number of pupils in primary education for whom the primary schools requested additional funding from the Ministry of education for providing them additional lessons of Slovenian language as their second language. In the school year 2009/2010 there were 778 such pupils in the primary schools in Slovenia, among them 695 were pupils whose parents come from other countries of former Yugoslavia. According to estimations there is between 6 and 7 thousand of foreign pupils in primary shools in Slovenia, comprising 4 percentage of the primary school population. The total number of pupils included in primary education in Slovenia is around 161.000. "Foreign language Slovenia", Mladina weekly magazine, 13.1.2011, http://www.mladina.si/52847/tuja_slovenscina/?utm_source=tednik%2F201102%2Ftuja_slovenscina&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=oldLink. Date of access: 8.2.2012. "Foreigners in Slovenian schools", Sosed, 18.10.2010, http://www.sosed-nachbar.eu/index.php?m=77&pm=85&vs=214. Date of access: 8.2.2012. "Elementary schools in Slovenia", Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 22.4.2011, http://www.stat.si/eng/novica_prikazi.aspx?id=3858. Date of access: 8.2.2011
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| Number | 6000 |
| % of general school population | 4 |
| Main groups | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Education |
| External Url | http://www.sosed-nachbar.eu/index.php?m=77&pm=85&vs=214 |
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| Short Answer |
There is no official data available on the number of structure of the pupils in primary schools in Slovenia who are not Slovenian citizens. According to estimations there is between 6 and 7 thousand of foreign pupils in primary shools in Slovenia. |
| Qualitative Info |
No data is available on the total number of foreign pupils in primary education in Slovenia. The authorities in Slovenia claim they don't collect data on citizenship of pupils and their ethnic origin. Only data available is the number of pupils in primary education for whom the primary schools requested additional funding from the Ministry of education for providing them additional lessons of Slovenian language as their second language. In the school year 2010/2011, 277 primary schools in Slovenia requested additional funding for additional lessons of Slovenian language claiming the number of 1015 foreign pupils in the first year of their primary education in Slovenia and in addition to that 592 foreign pupils in the second year of their primary education in Slovenia. According to estimations there is between 6 and 7 thousand of foreign pupils in primary shools in Slovenia, comprising 4 percentage of the primary school population. The total number of pupils included in primary education in Slovenia is around 161.000. Sources:
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| Number | 6000 |
| % of general school population | 4 |
| Main groups | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Education |
| External Url | http://www.dnevnik.si/slovenija/v-ospredju/1042539285 |
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