Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Czechia
Czechia: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 10.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Czechia, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 10.0% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Czechia peaked at 14.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
That places Czechia 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Czechia, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 9.1% | — |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +47.4% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -30.1% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -3.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 10.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 85% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 10.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 84% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +47.4% | 9.3% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.2% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Czechia?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Czechia was 10.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Czechia rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Czechia ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release