Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 15.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Czechia, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 15.9% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Czechia peaked at 18.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1998.
That places Czechia 57th out of 127 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 primary student as a percentage of GDP in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.6% | — |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.9% | 18.6% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Czechia?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Czechia was 15.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1998.
- How does Czechia rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 57th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release