Share of the population with at least some formal education in Czechia
Czechia: Share of the population with at least some formal education was 99.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with at least some formal education in Czechia, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of the population with at least some formal education in Czechia stood at 99.8%.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some formal education in Czechia peaked at 99.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1870.
That places Czechia 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 64.3% | 63.3% | 65.3% | 2 |
| 1880s | 68.2% | 67.3% | 69.2% | 2 |
| 1890s | 71.9% | 71.0% | 72.8% | 2 |
| 1900s | 76.8% | 74.5% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 84.0% | 82.6% | 85.5% | 2 |
| 1920s | 89.2% | 87.7% | 90.6% | 2 |
| 1930s | 93.2% | 92.3% | 94.2% | 2 |
| 1940s | 98.1% | 97.2% | 98.9% | 2 |
| 1950s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 1960s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 25,979 (2013)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.46 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with at least some formal education in Czechia?
- Share of the population with at least some formal education in Czechia was 99.8% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1870.
- How does Czechia rank for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Czechia ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with at least some formal education rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.