Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia
Czechia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.2% 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 19.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia peaked at 26.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2017.
Czechia ranks 37th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 15.8% | — |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +35.5% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 13.7% | 26.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.9% | 19.2% | 4 |
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 19.2% 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 26.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2017.
- How does Czechia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Czechia ranks 37th 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 up 23.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release