Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia
Czechia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 18.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 18.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia peaked at 26.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2003.
That places Czechia 109th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.3% | — |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +34.6% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 17.9% | 25.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 18.7% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia was 18.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2003.
- How does Czechia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Czechia ranks 109th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release