Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Czechia
Czechia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 2.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Czechia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Czechia stood at 2.6%.
That represents a change of up 125.3% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Czechia peaked at 2.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.
That places Czechia 147th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.2% | — |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -47.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +142.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -53.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +125.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 2.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 73% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 2.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 70% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +142.0% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
| 2023 | +125.3% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 4 |
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 out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Czechia?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Czechia was 2.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
- How does Czechia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Czechia ranks 147th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release