Duration of compulsory education in Czechia
Czechia: Duration of compulsory education was 10 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Czechia, 2004–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 10 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Czechia peaked at 10 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 2004.
Czechia ranks 81st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.3 years | 9 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 6 |
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More education data for Czechia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25,979 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Czechia?
- Duration of compulsory education in Czechia was 10 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 2004.
- How does Czechia rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Czechia ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release