School age population, primary education, both sexes in Czechia
Czechia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 571,984 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
571,984 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
103rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
723,150 number
in 1985
All-time low
434,532 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Czechia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Czechia is 571,984 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Czechia peaked at 723,150 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 434,532 number, in 2009.
Czechia ranks 103rd of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Czechia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 546,097 number | — |
| 1971 | 545,210 number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 543,783 number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 541,588 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 538,623 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 537,025 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 540,068 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 549,425 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 568,789 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 598,047 number | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 632,420 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 664,205 number | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 689,092 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 708,055 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 719,455 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 723,150 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 720,211 number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 712,683 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 689,976 number | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 652,786 number | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 608,116 number | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 566,584 number | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 534,211 number | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 514,991 number | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 510,369 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 515,121 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 519,650 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 647,682 number | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 642,783 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 635,239 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 624,136 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 609,850 number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 594,614 number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 572,146 number | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 541,975 number | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 506,811 number | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 473,287 number | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 448,533 number | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 434,955 number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 434,532 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 446,375 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 464,737 number | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 480,451 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 498,095 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 517,505 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 537,530 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 556,293 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 572,141 number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 580,567 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 580,102 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 571,984 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 550,866 number | 537,025 number | 598,047 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 691,203 number | 632,420 number | 723,150 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 569,475 number | 510,369 number | 647,682 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 524,084 number | 434,532 number | 624,136 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 523,380 number | 446,375 number | 580,567 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 571,984 number | 571,984 number | 571,984 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 100 El Salvador 688,713 number compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 658,998 number compare
- 102 Greece 618,673 number compare
- 104 Ireland 562,973 number compare
- 105 Portugal 558,740 number compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 551,185 number compare
More education data for Czechia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25,979 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.7 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Czechia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Czechia was 571,984 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 723,150 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 434,532 number in 2009.
- How does Czechia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Czechia ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.