Inequality in education in Czechia
Czechia: Inequality in education was 0.0116 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Czechia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Czechia is 0.0116, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Czechia peaked at 0.0139 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0116, in 2023.
Czechia ranks 184th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0134 | 0.0125 | 0.0139 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 | 0.0116 | 0.0128 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 25,979 (2013)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.46 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Czechia?
- Inequality in education in Czechia was 0.0116 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0139 in 2018.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 in 2023.
- How does Czechia rank for inequality in education?
- Czechia ranks 184th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.