PRESS RELEASE
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Behind Slovenia’s Progress, Inequality for Men and Boys Persists
October 10, 2025 –Across Slovenia, men and boys face increasing disparities in education, health, justice, and family outcomes —calling for urgent steps toward balance and inclusion.
Education:
Women in Slovenia significantly outperform men in higher education. Among adults aged 25–34, 53% of women hold a tertiary degree compared to just 30% of men (1)— This divide extends across all education levels: in 2023, 29.9% of women aged 15 and older had completed tertiary education, versus 21.1% of men (2). Women also lead at the master’s level, where 55.6% completed their studies compared to 42.0% of men (3).
Health:
Men face a clear health disadvantage. While women live to 85 years on average, men’s life expectancy is only 79.1 (4). Adult mortality is more than double for men—87.4 deaths per 1,000 men versus 38.5 per 1,000 women—showing a deep divide in long-term health outcomes (5).
Homicide:
Men are nearly three times more likely to be victims of homicide than women—0.85 per 100,000 men compared to 0.28 per 100,000 women (6).
Suicide:
Suicide remains a critical issue for Slovenian men. The male suicide rate stands at 29.95 per 100,000—almost four times higher than that of women, at 7.6 (7).
Child Custody:
In divorces involving children (49.5% of cases), mothers receive primary custody in 69.4% of cases (8). Meanwhile, the share of fathers with full custody has barely changed over three decades, remaining between 6% and 8% (9).
Homelessness:
Homelessness also affects men disproportionately. Of Slovenia’s estimated 3,545 homeless individuals in 2022—0.17% of the population—73% were men and 27% women (10). In Ljubljana, the capital city, a 2025 study found that roughly 69.7% of homeless respondents were men (11).
Workplace:
Men also bear the brunt of workplace injuries. Between 2010 and 2019, men experienced 31.5 accidents per 1,000 employed persons—nearly double the rate among women (17.4)(12).
Conclusion:
Slovenia must recognize and address these disparities so that equality truly includes men and boys, advancing fairness for the entire nation.
The International Council for Men and Boys is a non-governmental organization that is working to celebrate the contributions of men to society and to end the 12 sex disparities that affect men and boys around the world. Achieving #GenderEqualityForMen will also benefit women.
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Links:
3.https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/en/news/Index/13631
5.https://genderdata.worldbank.org/en/indicator/sp-dyn-amrt?gender=male
6.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide_statistics_by_gender
7.https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/svn/slovenia/suicide-rate
8.https://lawyersslovenia.com/divorce-in-slovenia/?utm
10.https://webfs.oecd.org/Els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/Country%20notes/Homelessness-SVN.pdf
12.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kuNp5FCsU8LeeWoeA3OKKxTW8NLXc1td/view?usp=sharing