School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia
Czechia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 118,409 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia is 118,409, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia peaked at 122,960 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 88,337, in 2005.
Czechia ranks 105th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 95,090 | — |
| 2002 | 89,584 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 89,594 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89,331 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 88,337 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 89,639 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 90,951 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 92,946 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 94,078 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 98,005 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 102,848 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 108,766 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 118,385 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 122,960 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 121,515 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 119,845 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 109,815 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 110,169 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 109,347 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 112,333 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 111,101 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 113,464 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 118,940 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 118,409 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91,061 | 88,337 | 95,090 | 9 |
| 2010s | 112,166 | 98,005 | 122,960 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,849 | 111,101 | 118,940 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia was 118,409 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 122,960 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,337 in 2005.
- How does Czechia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Czechia ranks 105th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release