School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia
Czechia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 444,237 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
444,237 number
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
94th
of 205 countries
All-time high
724,840 number
in 1989
All-time low
351,485 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia stood at 444,237 number.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia peaked at 724,840 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 351,485 number, in 2013.
Czechia ranks 94th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Czechia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 582,594 number | — |
| 1971 | 565,626 number | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 555,998 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 550,968 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 548,410 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 546,068 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 542,828 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 537,793 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 533,598 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 531,825 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 535,978 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 549,831 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 574,498 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 605,132 number | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 636,799 number | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 664,919 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 687,664 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 705,865 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 717,895 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 724,840 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 724,211 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 709,926 number | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 678,343 number | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 638,476 number | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 596,453 number | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 560,294 number | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 536,226 number | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 536,450 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 525,849 number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 523,536 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 523,563 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 521,307 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 517,777 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 511,678 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 504,628 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 497,352 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 487,435 number | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 469,462 number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 445,052 number | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 416,230 number | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 387,210 number | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 364,090 number | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 352,925 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 351,485 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 357,141 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 366,332 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 377,100 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 391,887 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 408,377 number | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 426,341 number | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 444,237 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 549,571 number | 531,825 number | 582,594 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 640,342 number | 535,978 number | 724,840 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 602,976 number | 523,536 number | 724,211 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 489,448 number | 416,230 number | 523,563 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,289 number | 351,485 number | 426,341 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 444,237 number | 444,237 number | 444,237 number | 1 |
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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 444,237 number in 2020, 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 724,840 number in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 351,485 number in 2013.
- How does Czechia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Czechia ranks 94th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.