Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Czechia
Czechia: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 1.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Czechia, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Czechia is 1.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Czechia peaked at 1.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.
Czechia ranks 16th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Czechia?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Czechia was 1.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- How does Czechia rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Czechia ranks 16th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release