Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Czechia
Czechia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 0.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Czechia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Czechia stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Czechia peaked at 1.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Czechia 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 67% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 70% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 163 Bermuda 0.7% compare
- 163 Fiji 0.7% compare
- 163 Luxembourg 0.7% compare
- 163 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% compare
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 of primary school age, both sexes in Czechia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Czechia was 0.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Czechia ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. 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 of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release