Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Czechia
Czechia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Czechia, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 5.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Czechia peaked at 5.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2015.
Czechia ranks 69th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.4% | — |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +5.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 5.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 5.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 5.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 5.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 66 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.6% compare
- 67 Algeria 6.0% compare
- 68 Marshall Islands 5.9% compare
- 70 Azerbaijan 5.6% compare
- 71 Paraguay 5.5% compare
- 72 Suriname 5.5% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Czechia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Czechia was 5.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2015.
- How does Czechia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Czechia ranks 69th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release