Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Czechia
Czechia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 22.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia is 22.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia peaked at 22.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.
That places Czechia 68th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +46.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +78.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +664.2% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -1.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 22.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 58% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 22.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.4%, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +664.2% | 1.6% | 12.5% |
| 2000 | +78.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| 1999 | +46.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 1.3% | 14.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 15.3% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.4% | 4 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Czechia was 22.0% 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 22.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
- How does Czechia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Czechia ranks 68th out of 129 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 20.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release