Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia
Czechia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 26.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia is 26.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia peaked at 27.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2006.
Czechia ranks 48th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 17.7% | 25.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.6% | 27.4% | 4 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia was 26.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2006.
- How does Czechia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Czechia ranks 48th out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release