Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Czechia
Czechia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 88.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Czechia, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Czechia stood at 88.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Czechia peaked at 88.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1998.
Czechia ranks 14th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Czechia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69.0% | — |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 69.0% | 70.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 70.4% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.6% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 87.9% | 88.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1787 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,449 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 712 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 193,143 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1208 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 145,413 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.2558 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Czechia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Czechia was 88.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1998.
- How does Czechia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Czechia ranks 14th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 upper secondary education.