School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia
Czechia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 58,021 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 58,021, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia peaked at 59,952 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43,124, 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 | 46,273 | — |
| 2002 | 43,620 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 43,635 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43,404 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 43,124 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 43,223 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 44,252 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 45,158 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 45,778 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 47,548 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 50,122 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 52,755 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 57,976 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 59,952 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 59,536 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 58,289 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 53,494 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 53,826 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 53,327 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 54,709 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 54,032 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 55,232 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 58,023 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 58,021 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,274 | 43,124 | 46,273 | 9 |
| 2010s | 54,682 | 47,548 | 59,952 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,003 | 54,032 | 58,023 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 470,027 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 375,936 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 338,556 (2023)
- 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)
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 58,021 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 59,952 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,124 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 3.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release