Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Czechia
Czechia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 57,075 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Czechia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Czechia is 57,075 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Czechia peaked at 93,597 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 42,793 number, in 2007.
That places Czechia 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Czechia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69,547 number | — |
| 1971 | 69,508 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 69,312 number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 69,020 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 68,939 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 69,395 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 70,822 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 73,549 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 77,618 number | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 82,288 number | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 86,793 number | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 90,092 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 92,309 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 93,465 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 93,597 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 92,735 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 91,032 number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 87,789 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 82,564 number | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 76,456 number | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 70,560 number | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 66,306 number | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 64,045 number | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 63,822 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 64,768 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 66,001 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 66,213 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 65,593 number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 64,589 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 63,211 number | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 61,472 number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 59,468 number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 56,710 number | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 53,008 number | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 49,063 number | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 45,569 number | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 43,423 number | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 42,793 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 43,798 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 45,896 number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 48,511 number | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 50,790 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 52,937 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 55,156 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 57,251 number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 59,040 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 60,302 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 60,611 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 59,844 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 58,498 number | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 57,075 number | -2.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 57,075 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 2.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 57,075 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72,000 number | 68,939 number | 82,288 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 88,683 number | 76,456 number | 93,597 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,511 number | 63,211 number | 70,560 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,120 number | 42,793 number | 61,472 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,294 number | 48,511 number | 60,611 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,075 number | 57,075 number | 57,075 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Czechia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Czechia was 57,075 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 93,597 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,793 number in 2007.
- How does Czechia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Czechia ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.