Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Czechia
Czechia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Czechia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Czechia is 99.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Czechia peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 1991.
That places Czechia 2nd out of 135 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 rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 99.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +45.6% | 67.9% | 98.9% |
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 99.8% compare
- 4 Iceland 99.6% compare
- 5 Slovakia 99.4% compare
More education data for Czechia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.2 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.19 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Czechia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Czechia was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 1991.
- How does Czechia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Czechia ranks 2nd out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release