School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia
Czechia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 481,674 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia stood at 481,674.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia peaked at 518,190 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 361,087, in 2011.
Czechia ranks 100th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 518,190 | — |
| 2002 | 514,810 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 514,572 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 505,161 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 499,215 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 476,532 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 443,934 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 413,744 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 384,253 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 367,711 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 361,087 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 361,290 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 362,311 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 365,504 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 370,766 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 378,446 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 390,252 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 405,967 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 430,518 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 455,889 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 460,709 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 472,299 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 488,414 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 481,674 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 474,490 | 384,253 | 518,190 | 9 |
| 2010s | 379,385 | 361,087 | 430,518 | 10 |
| 2020s | 471,797 | 455,889 | 488,414 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1787 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,449 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 712 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 193,143 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1208 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 145,413 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.2558 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia was 481,674 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 518,190 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,087 in 2011.
- How does Czechia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Czechia ranks 100th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release