Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Czechia, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Czechia is 0.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Czechia peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.
Czechia ranks 28th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3% | — |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 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 pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Czechia?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Czechia was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
- How does Czechia rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 28th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Government expenditure on pre-primary 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