Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia
Czechia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia stood at 7.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia peaked at 7.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2001.
Czechia ranks 31st of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.0% | — |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 28 New Zealand 7.4% compare
- 29 South Africa 7.3% compare
- 30 Morocco 7.1% compare
- 32 Switzerland 6.9% compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 6.8% compare
- 34 Argentina 6.6% compare
More education data for Czechia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 282,073 (2023)
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 7.1% 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 7.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2001.
- How does Czechia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Czechia ranks 31st out of 123 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 25.4%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release