Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Czechia
Czechia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Czechia, 2004–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Czechia is 99.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Czechia peaked at 99.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2005.
Czechia ranks 7th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 98.9% | — |
| 2005 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 98.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.7 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Czechia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Czechia was 99.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2005.
- How does Czechia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Czechia ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release