Mean years of schooling long run in Czechia
Czechia: Mean years of schooling long run was 12.93 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
12.93
World rank
7th
of 111 countries
All-time high
12.93
in 2015
All-time low
3.19
in 1870
Years of data
31
1870–2020
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25,979 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.7 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (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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