Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia
Czechia: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 13.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia stood at 13.1 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia peaked at 13.1 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.42 years, in 1990.
Czechia ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.42 years | — |
| 1991 | 10.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 10.68 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 10.81 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 10.95 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 11.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 11.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 11.47 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.87 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 12 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 12.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 12.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 12.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.89 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.01 years | 10.42 years | 11.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.27 years | 11.74 years | 12.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 years | 12.73 years | 13.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.09 years | 13.07 years | 13.1 years | 4 |
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More education data for Czechia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 282,073 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia was 13.1 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.42 years in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Czechia ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.