International Men's Day
90% of employed persons with an information and communication technology education in Slovenia are men
In both the EU and Slovenia, men with children have a higher rate of employment than men without children. Men have lower life expectancy, but rate their health as better than women do.
19 November has been celebrated as the International Men's Day since 1999. On this day, the international community focuses on the health issues of men and boys, on improving gender equality and on highlighting male role models. This is an occasion to celebrate the achievements and contributions of men, especially their contribution to community, family, marriage and child care. This year we focus on how the male population of Slovenia compares with the average in the European Union.
Among the 2,107,000 residents of Slovenia, 1,058,000 are men. While in the EU in 2020 there were on average 104.7 women per 100 men, Slovenia was one of the four Member States where there were fewer women than men (99.4 women per 100 men). The other three countries where the share of women was even lower than in Slovenia were Sweden, Luxembourg and Malta. All four countries are characterized by a high rate of immigration of workers, who are mostly male.
The average age of a man in Slovenia in the first half of 2021 was 42 years. The most common male name was Franc, and for the 21st consecutive year most new-born boys were given the name Luka. The combination of the name and surname Janez Novak, which is often used in Slovenia as a generic personal name, is the third most common combination in Slovenia after Jožef Horvat and Franc Novak.
90% of employed persons with an information and communication technology education in Slovenia are men
In 2020, 92% of male residents of Slovenia aged 20–24 had completed at least upper secondary education, which is 10 percentage points above the EU average and puts Slovenia only behind Croatia, Ireland and Greece.
In most EU Member States, there are more women than men among tertiary education students. In Slovenia, 42% of persons enrolled in higher education are men, while in the EU as a whole, men represent 46% of students. Men represent the largest share of students in Germany (52%) and the smallest in Sweden (40%). In 2020, 36% of men aged 25–34 in Slovenia had completed tertiary education, which is slightly higher than the EU average (35%).
In some occupations, men are more represented than in others. In Slovenia, for example, men make up only 12% of basic school teachers and 13% of basic school professional staff, while on the other hand, they predominate mainly in technical occupations. In the EU in 2020, as many as 83% of employed persons with an information and communication technology (ICT) education were men, and in Slovenia as many as 90%.
Men with children have a higher rate of employment than men without children
In 2020, 81% of men aged 15–64 were employed in Slovenia, which is one percentage point more than the EU average (80%). In both the EU and Slovenia, men with children have a higher rate of employment than men without children. While in 2020 in the EU the employment rate was the highest among men with two children, Slovenia was the only Member State where men with three or more children had the highest employment rate.
The share of men aged 18-34 living with their parents fell from 76% to 64% between 2009 and 2019, while in 2020, most likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it rose again to 68%. The age of grooms at their first marriage (34 years) continues to rise in Slovenia, while compared to the EU Slovenia is somewhere in the middle. In 2019, at the time of their first marriage, grooms were the oldest in Sweden (37 years) and the youngest in Slovakia (29 years).
Men have lower life expectancy, but rate their health as better than women do
In Slovenia, in 2020, 70% of men over the age of 16 rated their health as "very good" or "good", which is 5 percentage points higher than women, but less than the average rating of men in the EU overall (71%).
Men have a lower life expectancy than women in all EU Member States. In 2020, the average age of men at death in Slovenia was 75.3 years. The life expectancy of a boy born in Slovenia in 2019 was 78.7 years, which was slightly more than the EU average (78.5). In 2020, life expectancy for men in Slovenia decreased by 0.9 years to 77.8, as did in most other Member States.
One of the causes of death that is much more common in men than in women is suicide. In both the EU and Slovenia, the suicide rate among men is four times as high as among women. Although the number of suicides in Slovenia has decreased in the last ten years, Slovenia still ranks second in terms of the number of suicides per 100,000 population in the EU, and fourth in terms of the suicide rate among men, after Lithuania, Latvia and Hungary.
Among the 2,107,000 residents of Slovenia, 1,058,000 are men. While in the EU in 2020 there were on average 104.7 women per 100 men, Slovenia was one of the four Member States where there were fewer women than men (99.4 women per 100 men). The other three countries where the share of women was even lower than in Slovenia were Sweden, Luxembourg and Malta. All four countries are characterized by a high rate of immigration of workers, who are mostly male.
The average age of a man in Slovenia in the first half of 2021 was 42 years. The most common male name was Franc, and for the 21st consecutive year most new-born boys were given the name Luka. The combination of the name and surname Janez Novak, which is often used in Slovenia as a generic personal name, is the third most common combination in Slovenia after Jožef Horvat and Franc Novak.
In 2020, 92% of male residents of Slovenia aged 20–24 had completed at least upper secondary education, which is 10 percentage points above the EU average and puts Slovenia only behind Croatia, Ireland and Greece.
In most EU Member States, there are more women than men among tertiary education students. In Slovenia, 42% of persons enrolled in higher education are men, while in the EU as a whole, men represent 46% of students. Men represent the largest share of students in Germany (52%) and the smallest in Sweden (40%). In 2020, 36% of men aged 25–34 in Slovenia had completed tertiary education, which is slightly higher than the EU average (35%).
In some occupations, men are more represented than in others. In Slovenia, for example, men make up only 12% of basic school teachers and 13% of basic school professional staff, while on the other hand, they predominate mainly in technical occupations. In the EU in 2020, as many as 83% of employed persons with an information and communication technology (ICT) education were men, and in Slovenia as many as 90%.
Men with children have a higher rate of employment than men without children
In 2020, 81% of men aged 15–64 were employed in Slovenia, which is one percentage point more than the EU average (80%). In both the EU and Slovenia, men with children have a higher rate of employment than men without children. While in 2020 in the EU the employment rate was the highest among men with two children, Slovenia was the only Member State where men with three or more children had the highest employment rate.
The share of men aged 18-34 living with their parents fell from 76% to 64% between 2009 and 2019, while in 2020, most likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it rose again to 68%. The age of grooms at their first marriage (34 years) continues to rise in Slovenia, while compared to the EU Slovenia is somewhere in the middle. In 2019, at the time of their first marriage, grooms were the oldest in Sweden (37 years) and the youngest in Slovakia (29 years).
Men have lower life expectancy, but rate their health as better than women do
In Slovenia, in 2020, 70% of men over the age of 16 rated their health as "very good" or "good", which is 5 percentage points higher than women, but less than the average rating of men in the EU overall (71%).
Men have a lower life expectancy than women in all EU Member States. In 2020, the average age of men at death in Slovenia was 75.3 years. The life expectancy of a boy born in Slovenia in 2019 was 78.7 years, which was slightly more than the EU average (78.5). In 2020, life expectancy for men in Slovenia decreased by 0.9 years to 77.8, as did in most other Member States.
One of the causes of death that is much more common in men than in women is suicide. In both the EU and Slovenia, the suicide rate among men is four times as high as among women. Although the number of suicides in Slovenia has decreased in the last ten years, Slovenia still ranks second in terms of the number of suicides per 100,000 population in the EU, and fourth in terms of the suicide rate among men, after Lithuania, Latvia and Hungary.
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