Mean years of schooling long run in Czechia
Czechia: Mean years of schooling long run was 12.93 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Mean years of schooling long run in Czechia, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 12.93 for mean years of schooling long run in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Czechia peaked at 12.93 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.19, in 1870.
That places Czechia 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Mean years of schooling long run in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 3.19 | — |
| 1875 | 3.25 | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 3.36 | +3.4% |
| 1885 | 3.47 | +3.3% |
| 1890 | 3.59 | +3.5% |
| 1895 | 3.7 | +3.1% |
| 1900 | 3.82 | +3.2% |
| 1905 | 4.13 | +8.1% |
| 1910 | 4.38 | +6.1% |
| 1915 | 4.61 | +5.3% |
| 1920 | 4.79 | +3.9% |
| 1925 | 5.13 | +7.1% |
| 1930 | 5.4 | +5.3% |
| 1935 | 5.7 | +5.6% |
| 1940 | 6.01 | +5.4% |
| 1945 | 6.3 | +4.8% |
| 1950 | 8.22 | +30.5% |
| 1955 | 8.37 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 8.49 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 9.16 | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 9.88 | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 10.34 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 10.69 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 10.91 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 11.35 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 12.3 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 12.78 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 12.81 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.8 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.93 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.93 | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 12.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.82, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 12.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.77, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +30.5% | 6.3 | 8.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3.22 | 3.19 | 3.25 | 2 |
| 1880s | 3.42 | 3.36 | 3.47 | 2 |
| 1890s | 3.65 | 3.59 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 1900s | 3.97 | 3.82 | 4.13 | 2 |
| 1910s | 4.5 | 4.38 | 4.61 | 2 |
| 1920s | 4.96 | 4.79 | 5.13 | 2 |
| 1930s | 5.55 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 1940s | 6.15 | 6.01 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1950s | 8.29 | 8.22 | 8.37 | 2 |
| 1960s | 8.82 | 8.49 | 9.16 | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.11 | 9.88 | 10.34 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.8 | 10.69 | 10.91 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.82 | 11.35 | 12.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.79 | 12.78 | 12.81 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.87 | 12.8 | 12.93 | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.93 | 12.93 | 12.93 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 4 United States 13.32 compare
- 5 Germany 13.1 compare
- 6 Switzerland 12.97 compare
- 7 Australia 12.93 compare
- 7 Canada 12.93 compare
- 10 United Kingdom 12.9 compare
More education data for Czechia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.2 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.19 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in Czechia?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Czechia was 12.93 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.93 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 in 1870.
- How does Czechia rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Czechia ranks 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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