Official entrance age to compulsory education in Czechia
Czechia: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Czechia, 2004–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Czechia is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Czechia peaked at 6 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2017.
Czechia ranks 59th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | — |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Czechia?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Czechia was 5 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2004.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2017.
- How does Czechia rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Czechia ranks 59th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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