Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Czechia
Czechia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Czechia, 1991–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Czechia is 99.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Czechia peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 1991.
That places Czechia 2nd out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Czechia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.9% | — |
| 2000 | 98.9% | +45.6% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 67.9% | 67.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 98.9% | 99.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.7% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.8% compare
- 4 Iceland 99.6% compare
- 5 Slovakia 99.4% compare
More education data for Czechia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Czechia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Czechia was 99.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 1991.
- How does Czechia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Czechia ranks 2nd out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.