Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Czechia
Czechia: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 13.2 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Czechia, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Czechia stood at 13.2. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Czechia peaked at 17.4 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.2, in 2012.
That places Czechia 9th out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.8 | — |
| 1999 | 17.4 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 16.6 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 15.6 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 15.1 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 14.8 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.4 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 14.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.4 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 14.5 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 14.2 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.3 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 13.2 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.72 | 13.4 | 16.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.57 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.7 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Czechia?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Czechia was 13.2 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 in 2012.
- How does Czechia rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Czechia ranks 9th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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