School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia
Czechia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 60,388 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 60,388 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Czechia peaked at 63,008 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45,213, 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 | 48,817 | — |
| 2002 | 45,964 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 45,959 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 45,927 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 45,213 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 46,416 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 46,699 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 47,788 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 48,300 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 50,457 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 52,726 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 56,011 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 60,409 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 63,008 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 61,979 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 61,556 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 56,321 | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 56,343 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56,020 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 57,624 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 57,069 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 58,232 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 60,917 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 60,388 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,787 | 45,213 | 48,817 | 9 |
| 2010s | 57,483 | 50,457 | 63,008 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,846 | 57,069 | 60,917 | 5 |
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More education data for Czechia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 282,073 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.026 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 297,088 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0273 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,979 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2013)
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 60,388 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 63,008 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,213 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 4.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release