Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Czechia
Czechia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 91.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Czechia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Czechia stood at 91.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Czechia peaked at 91.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 1998.
Czechia ranks 10th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.1% | — |
| 1999 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 79.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 91.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 91.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.5% | 77.1% | 77.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 78.5% | 87.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 88.0% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.8% | 91.4% | 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 upper secondary education or in Czechia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Czechia was 91.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 1998.
- How does Czechia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Czechia ranks 10th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 upper 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