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 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Czechia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.6% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Czechia peaked at 1.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Czechia 156th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +152.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +47.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -65.2% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 30% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 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 0.6% 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 1.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Czechia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Czechia ranks 156th 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 down 25.0%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release