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[OP03] Eco-schools
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Number of educational institutions included in the Eco-Schools program in Slovenia is constantly growing. In the school year 2013/14 there were 717 eco-schools, representing about 40% of all schools in Slovenia. Thus, through environmental projects almost 132,000 kids and 15,950 teachers cooperate in the system of environmental education. Internationally, the program Eco-Schools at the end of the school year 2013/14, included more than 45,000 establishments, of which more than 16,000 had also sign of a green flag. According to the latest figures eco-schools globally bring together more than 20 million children and over 900,000 teachers. This way eco-schools link together more than 6,000 local communities worldwide.

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Figure OP03-1: Eco-Schools in Slovenia, 1996-2013
Sources:

Doves, 2014; Statistical Yearbook 2013, Statistical Office of the RS.

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1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05
registered Eco-Schools number 2 37 47 54 59 78 105 170 206 209
awarded Eco-Schools number 0 0 17 33 43 56 79 127 159 175
schools total number 1830 1837 1814 1826 1833 1838 1817 1784 1769 1753
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14
registered Eco-Schools number 263 307 383 535 628 690 705 712 717
awarded Eco-Schools number 199 238 284 380 423 560 560 644 646
schools total number 1774 1784 1788 1820 1835 1862 1877
Figure OP03-2: Share of eco-schools in total number of schools, school year 2011/12
Sources:

Doves, 2014; Statistical Yearbook 2013, Statistical Office of the RS.

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2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2014/14
Eco-Schools number 535 628 690 705 712 717
other schools number 1285 1207 1172 1186
schools total number 1820 1835 1862 1891
Eco-Schools % 29 34 37 37
other schools % 71 66 63 63
Figure OP03-3: Eco-schools in selected EU countries, 1997-2012
Sources:

Doves, 2010; Fundation on Environmental Education, 2011; Eurostat, 2011.

Note to Table OP3-3 (*): Source for EU data is FEE, Foundation of Environmental Education. According to FEE
(data owner) data from table are not checked and for this reason less accurate.
np = no data

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1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
Slovenia number of Eco-Schools 47 54 59 78 105 170 206 209 263 307
Greece number of Eco-Schools 88 116 133 171 175 202 223 250 283 313
Portugal number of Eco-Schools 124 116 121 302 292 334 314 398 455 463
Sweden number of Eco-Schools 150 406 500 625 865 1003 1135 1330 1362 1373
Ireland number of Eco-Schools 123 460 766 850 1120 1387 1633 2005 2322 2980
United Kingdom number of Eco-Schools 833 1175 1494 2012 2905 4977 4747 4284 7285 11891
Denmark number of Eco-Schools 82 104 130 150 275 210 210 220
Slovenia population 1984923 1978334 1987755 1990094 1994026 1995033 1996433 1997590 2003358 2010377
Greece population 10808358 10861402 10903757 10931206 10968708 11006377 11040650 11082751 11125179 11171740
Portugal population 10109697 10148883 10195014 10256658 10329340 10407465 10474685 10529255 10569592 10599095
Sweden population 8847625 8854322 8861426 8882792 8909128 8940788 8975670 9011392 9047752 9113257
Ireland population 3693386 3732006 3777565 3832783 3899702 3964191 4028851 4111672 4208156 4312526
United Kingdom population 58394596 58579685 58785246 58999781 59216138 59435480 59697037 60038695 60409918 60781346
Denmark population 5294860 5313577 5330020 5349212 5368354 5383507 5397640 5411405 5427459 5447084
Slovenia no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 24 27 30 39 53 85 103 105 131 153
Greece no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 8 11 12 16 16 18 20 23 25 28
Portugal no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 12 11 12 29 28 32 30 38 43 44
Sweden no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 17 46 56 70 97 112 126 148 151 151
Ireland no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 33 123 203 222 287 350 405 488 552 691
United Kingdom no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 14 20 25 34 49 84 80 71 121 196
Denmark no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 15 20 24 28 51 39 39 41
2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
Slovenia number of Eco-Schools 383 535 628 690 705
Greece number of Eco-Schools 377 162 402 ni podatka 305
Portugal number of Eco-Schools 686 878 878 ni podatka 997
Sweden number of Eco-Schools 1600 1865 2055 ni podatka 2507
Ireland number of Eco-Schools 2980 3200 3200 ni podatka 3680
United Kingdom number of Eco-Schools 15295 17633 17636 ni podatka 22802
Denmark number of Eco-Schools ni podatka 190
Slovenia population 2010269 2032362 2046976 2060 2055942
Greece population 11213785 11260402 11305118 10688 10688
Portugal population 10617575 10627250 10637713 10605870 10605870
Sweden population 9182927 9256347 9340682 9016596 9016596
Ireland population 4401335 4450030 4467854 4062235 4062235
United Kingdom population 61191951 61595091 62008048 60609153 60609153
Denmark population 5475791 5511451 5534738 5450661 5450661
Slovenia no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 191 263 307 335 342
Greece no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 34 14 36 28
Portugal no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 65 83 83 94
Sweden no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 174 201 220 278
Ireland no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 677 719 716 906
United Kingdom no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 250 286 284 376
Denmark no. Eco-Schools/mio. inhab. 35

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Last modified
10.09.2014
Author(s)

Gregor Cerar, DOVES - FEE Slovenia, program Eco-Schools, Nataša Kovač, Slovenian Environment Agency