Czechia vs New Zealand: Average years of schooling
Czechia
12.87 years
in 2020
New Zealand
12.94 years
in 2020
Czechia rank
18th
New Zealand rank
15th
Average years of schooling over time
- Czechia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 12.94 years against 12.87 years in Czechia, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 15th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 4.11 years | 3.91 years | 0.2 years | Czechia |
| 1880s | 4.4 years | 4.46 years | 0.0621 years | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 4.7 years | 5.23 years | 0.5311 years | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 5 years | 6.25 years | 1.25 years | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 5.6 years | 7 years | 1.4 years | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 6.5 years | 7.84 years | 1.34 years | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 7.2 years | 8.37 years | 1.17 years | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 8.02 years | 8.75 years | 0.7337 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 8.59 years | 8.91 years | 0.3223 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 9.54 years | 10 years | 0.4631 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.01 years | 10.63 years | 0.6211 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 10.41 years | 11.29 years | 0.8767 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 10.88 years | 12.39 years | 1.51 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 11.79 years | 12.42 years | 0.6269 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 12.87 years | 12.94 years | 0.0754 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Czechia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 12.94 years against 12.87 years in Czechia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Czechia and New Zealand?
- 0.07 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and New Zealand rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Czechia ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 15th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.