YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

290 cities. Particularly the poor assessment of the opportunities that youth centres provide for cultural participation in rural areas stands out, asmore than half of young people from these areas (51.4%) consider that there are not enough options. On the other hand, amuch lower proportion of young people from large cities (29.4%) say there are not enough opportunities for cultural participation in youth centres. This can also be related to the geo- graphical distribution of youth centres in Slovenia, which indicates a higher concentration of youth centres in (large) cities, especially in Cen- tral and Eastern Slovenia (Resolucija oNacionalnemprogramu zamladino 2013–2022, 2013). Therefore, it is necessary to consider the expansion of youth centres in more rural parts of Slovenia, and especially the increase of opportunities for cultural activities in youth centres. Despite young people’s assessment of slightly fewer opportunities to cul- tural participation in youth centres, it should be noted that 19% of young people in our study have already participated in activities of youth organ- izations or youth centres and clubs. According to the Eurobarometer 455 Survey (2018: 11), in 2017 a similar share of young people in Slovenia was included in youth centres and youth organizations (21%), which is even slightly above the average of European Union countries (20%). Youth participation in youth centres and organizations is relatively high (21%), even slightly higher than the EU average. A large proportion of young people (45%) consider that youth centres lack cultural opportunities. In general, the problem of limited opportunities for cultural participation of young people is much more pronounced in more rural areas.