Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Czechia
Czechia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Czechia, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 1.03 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Czechia peaked at 1.74 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5238 GPIA, in 2013.
Czechia ranks 59th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Czechia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.74 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5238 GPIA | -70.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7756 GPIA | +48.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8525 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9091 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9125 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9246 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9377 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9422 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +9.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9603 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 GPIA | 1.74 GPIA | 1.74 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8337 GPIA | 0.5238 GPIA | 0.9377 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9868 GPIA | 0.9422 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Czechia?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Czechia was 1.03 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5238 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Czechia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Czechia ranks 59th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release