Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia
Czechia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 11.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia peaked at 20.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2017.
That places Czechia 39th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.4% | — |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +34.3% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +36.1% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 10.2% | 20.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.6% | 15.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25,979 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (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 11.4% in 2018, 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 20.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2017.
- How does Czechia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Czechia ranks 39th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.