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.