Indicator history

According to the Strategy for education of Roma in Slovenia, adopted in 2004 by the Ministry of Education, there were  in the school year 2002/2003 1.349 pupils with Roma parents enrolled in 102 primary schools in Slovenia. Total number of pupils in the primary schools in  Slovenia in that school year was 175.211 (total number of primary schools was in 871). Among Roma pupils 126 were enrolled in the primary schools intended for pupils with special needs. The percentage of Roma pupils in such schools is much higher than the percentage of other pupils. Among all children 1,48 % is enrolled in the schools intended for pupils with special needs while among Roma children 9,3 % is enrolled in such schools.

More recent data is not available since the authorities are not allowed to collect it on the basis of ethnicity. Still, since the schools are entitled to receive additional funding for education of Roma children, they provide data on number of Roma pupils to the Ministry of Eduaction, but the data is intended for internal use only.

Source:

Strategy for Education of Roma in Slovenia, 2004, http://www.mss.gov.si/fileadmin/mss.gov.si/.../0721_strategija_Romi.doc. Date of access: 5.2.2012.

Data on the number of Roma children enrolled in elementary education are kept by public authorities. These data are collected by schools with the Roma children, as the ministry responsible for education provides extra funds for the Roma children’s additional learning tuition, school materials and meals. These data show an increase in the number of Roma children enrolled in regular primary schooling, from 1.720 in the school year 2008/2009 to 1.880 in 2011/2012.

There is disproportionate placement of the Roma children in schools with special or adjusted programme. In the school year 2011/2012, a total 159.944 pupils were enrolled in regular programme of elementary schools in Slovenia, and 3,181 were in schools with special programme or regular schools with the adjusted programme. At the same time, 1.880 Roma pupils were in regular classes, but 161 in schools with special programme or regular schools with the adjusted curriculum.

The trend is continuing for many years. According to the Strategy for education of Roma in Slovenia, adopted in 2004 by the Ministry of Education, there were  in the school year 2002/2003 1.349 pupils with Roma parents enrolled in 102 primary schools in Slovenia. Total number of pupils in the primary schools in  Slovenia in that school year was 175.211 (total number of primary schools was in 871). Among Roma pupils 126 were enrolled in the primary schools intended for pupils with special needs. The percentage of Roma pupils in such schools is much higher than the percentage of other pupils. Among all children 1,48 % is enrolled in the schools intended for pupils with special needs while among Roma children 9,3 % is enrolled in such schools.

Source:

• Strategy for Education of Roma in Slovenia, 2004,  http://www.mizks.gov.si/si/delovna_podrocja/urad_za_razvoj_in_mednarodno_sodelovanje/razvoj_izobrazevanja/projekti/enake_moznosti/ Date of access: 21.2.2013.
• Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport , upon request, January 2013.