Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia
Czechia: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 16.17 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 16.17 years for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia peaked at 16.22 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.38 years, in 1992.
Czechia ranks 32nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.51 years | — |
| 1991 | 12.21 years | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 11.38 years | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 11.78 years | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 12.52 years | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 12.87 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 13.29 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 13.41 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 13.22 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 13.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.99 years | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 14.38 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 14.7 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.03 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 14.88 years | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 15.06 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.34 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.3 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.52 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 15.72 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.14 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.04 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.95 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.61 years | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 15.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.08 years | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 16.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.65 years | 11.38 years | 13.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.94 years | 13.99 years | 15.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.91 years | 15.57 years | 16.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 years | 15.59 years | 16.17 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 29 Saudi Arabia 16.38 years compare
- 30 Seychelles 16.25 years compare
- 31 Italy 16.2 years compare
- 33 Uruguay 16.12 years compare
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.09 years compare
- 35 Grenada 16.02 years compare
More education data for Czechia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Czechia was 16.17 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.22 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.38 years in 1992.
- How does Czechia rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Czechia ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.