Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Czechia

Czechia: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 17.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
17.1%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
44th
of 145 countries
All-time high
17.9%
in 2021
All-time low
12.4%
in 1998
Years of data
25
1998–2022

Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Czechia, 1998–2022

051015201998201020221998: 12.41999: 13.12000: 13.22001: 12.72002: 13.72003: 13.32004: 12.92005: 13.42006: 13.62007: 132008: 13.62009: 15.92010: 15.12011: 14.72012: 15.42013: 15.52014: 15.32015: 14.62016: 13.82017: 14.92018: 15.82019: 16.52020: 17.72021: 17.92022: 17.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 17.1% for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Czechia peaked at 17.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1998.

That places Czechia 44th out of 145 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Czechia, 1998 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1998 12.4%
1999 13.1% +5.9%
2000 13.2% +0.8%
2001 12.7% -3.5%
2002 13.7% +7.7%
2003 13.3% -3.0%
2004 12.9% -2.8%
2005 13.4% +3.9%
2006 13.6% +1.1%
2007 13.0% -4.3%
2008 13.6% +4.9%
2009 15.9% +17.0%
2010 15.1% -5.2%
2011 14.7% -2.9%
2012 15.4% +4.7%
2013 15.5% +0.7%
2014 15.3% -0.9%
2015 14.6% -4.9%
2016 13.8% -5.5%
2017 14.9% +8.2%
2018 15.8% +5.8%
2019 16.5% +4.4%
2020 17.7% +7.7%
2021 17.9% +0.9%
2022 17.1% -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.7% 12.4% 13.1% 2
2000s 13.5% 12.7% 15.9% 10
2010s 15.2% 13.8% 16.5% 10
2020s 17.6% 17.1% 17.9% 3

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 41 Spain 17.5% compare
  2. 42 Mongolia 17.4% compare
  3. 43 Hungary 17.4% compare
  4. 45 New Zealand 17.0% compare
  5. 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 17.0% compare
  6. 47 Kuwait 16.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Czechia?
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Czechia was 17.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1998.
How does Czechia rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
Czechia ranks 44th out of 145 countries with data for 2022.
Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
145 places, 2,397 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release