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Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income

Czechia: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 113.5% (2020), 6th of 176 in the world and 1st of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 99.7% (2023), 101st of 191 in the world and 33rd of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 98.7% (2023), 46th of 168 in the world and 17th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.

Pre-primary enrolment113.5%2020 · world 6/176 · region 1/51Primary enrolment99.7%2023 · world 101/191 · region 33/53Primary completion98.7%2023 · world 46/168 · region 17/47Secondary enrolment97.6%2023 · world 71/176 · region 36/53
Pre-primary enrolment
CzechiaEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Czechia113.5%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
CzechiaEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
95%100%105%110%199520002005201020152020Czechia99.7%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
10 indicators

Education: Czechia in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross113.5%20206/1761/5190.3%102.3%113.5%+11.2 ppsince 201078.3%83.8%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross99.7%2023101/19133/53104.5%2001101.0%99.8%+0.9 ppsince 201399.9%99.8%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group98.7%202346/16817/4797.8%2001102.1%96.7%±0.0 ppsince 201398.1%97.8%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross97.6%202371/17636/5394.6%200198.7%99.3%−9.3 ppsince 2013103.3%103.2%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group95.1%202360/16828/5093.8%200297.0%93.4%+1.9 ppsince 201391.9%95.6%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross66.7%202357/17234/5232.0%200164.9%67.2%+0.4 ppsince 201384.9%82.0%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age0.8%2023141/17833/51·1.0%1.5%−0.2 ppsince 2013—2.5%—
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary18.92013——16.918.7·+13%since 200314.914.023.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP4.3%202286/18429/493.6%4.0%4.6%+0.1 ppsince 20124.6%4.7%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure10.0%2022138/17934/498.9%9.2%10.0%+0.6 ppsince 201211.7%12.0%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Czechia and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Czechia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorCzechiaGermanyPolandAustriaSlovakia
Pre-primary enrolment113.5%2020108.0%202093.9%2020102.9%2020101.8%2020
Primary enrolment99.7%2023102.6%2024105.4%2024101.3%2024102.8%2024
Primary completion98.7%202396.8%202494.7%201996.7%202498.4%2024
Secondary enrolment97.6%2023100.2%2024107.9%2024100.6%202493.2%2024
Lower secondary completion95.1%202371.4%202455.0%202495.8%202484.9%2024
Tertiary enrolment66.7%202376.7%202480.9%202492.6%202454.5%2024
Out-of-school children0.8%20230.3%20240.1%20241.4%20241.1%2024
Pupils per teacher18.9201312.3201710.2201710.0201715.52017
Education spending4.3%20225.2%20224.3%20225.3%20224.7%2022
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