Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Czechia, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Czechia stood at 4.3%.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Czechia peaked at 5.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1998.
Czechia ranks 93rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.7% | — |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +45.3% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -7.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.4%, 98% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5%, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +45.3% | 3.9% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 90 Afghanistan 4.3% compare
- 91 Latvia 4.3% compare
- 92 Poland 4.3% compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 4.3% compare
- 95 Puerto Rico 4.3% compare
- 96 Lithuania 4.3% compare
More education data for Czechia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,387 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 195,372 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 180,564 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Czechia?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Czechia was 4.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1998.
- How does Czechia rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.