Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Czechia

Czechia: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.9%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
39th
of 122 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
25
1998–2022

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Czechia, 1998–2022

00.250.50.7511998201020221998: 0.874 %1999: 0.902 %2000: 0.893 %2001: 0.988 %2002: 1.1 %2003: 1.1 %2004: 1 %2005: 1 %2006: 1 %2007: 0.956 %2008: 0.962 %2009: 0.992 %2010: 0.951 %2011: 0.916 %2012: 0.959 %2013: 0.896 %2014: 0.852 %2015: 0.838 %2016: 0.775 %2017: 0.78 %2018: 0.893 %2019: 0.911 %2020: 0.966 %2021: 0.902 %2022: 0.875 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Czechia is 0.9%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Czechia peaked at 1.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

That places Czechia 39th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Czechia, 1998 to 2022.
Year % Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.9% +3.2%
2000 0.9% -1.0%
2001 1.0% +10.6%
2002 1.1% +6.9%
2003 1.1% +1.6%
2004 1.0% -3.9%
2005 1.0% -1.2%
2006 1.0% -0.7%
2007 1.0% -5.3%
2008 1.0% +0.6%
2009 1.0% +3.1%
2010 1.0% -4.1%
2011 0.9% -3.7%
2012 1.0% +4.6%
2013 0.9% -6.6%
2014 0.9% -4.9%
2015 0.8% -1.6%
2016 0.8% -7.6%
2017 0.8% +0.7%
2018 0.9% +14.5%
2019 0.9% +2.0%
2020 1.0% +6.1%
2021 0.9% -6.6%
2022 0.9% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 3

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 36 New Zealand 0.9% compare
  2. 37 Iceland 0.9% compare
  3. 38 Croatia 0.9% compare
  4. 40 Denmark 0.9% compare
  5. 41 Slovakia 0.9% compare
  6. 42 Vanuatu 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Czechia?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Czechia was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper 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 upper secondary education as a percentage?
Czechia ranks 39th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
122 places, 1,708 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release