Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Czechia
Czechia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both was 16.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Czechia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Czechia is 16.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Czechia peaked at 16.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.
Czechia ranks 11th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +68.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +4159.9% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -46.0% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +88.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 16.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 16.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +4159.9% | 0.3% | 14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.8% | 16.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 8.8% | 16.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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 master's or equivalent in Czechia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Czechia was 16.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
- How does Czechia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Czechia ranks 11th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 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