School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Czechia
Czechia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 826,156 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
826,156 number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
93rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.42 million number
in 1991
All-time low
731,594 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Czechia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 826,156 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Czechia peaked at 1.42 million number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 731,594 number, in 2016.
That places Czechia 93rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Czechia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.26 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.22 million number | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.18 million number | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.15 million number | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.13 million number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.11 million number | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.08 million number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.08 million number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.11 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.13 million number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.17 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.21 million number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.26 million number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.31 million number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.36 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.39 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.41 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.42 million number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.40 million number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.36 million number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.32 million number | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million number | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.22 million number | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.22 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.16 million number | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.12 million number | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.08 million number | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 986,771 number | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 959,846 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 925,227 number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 884,089 number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 840,567 number | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 802,977 number | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 770,502 number | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 746,335 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 733,126 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 731,594 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 746,396 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 769,433 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 797,127 number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 826,156 number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million number | 925,227 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 782,215 number | 731,594 number | 884,089 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 826,156 number | 826,156 number | 826,156 number | 1 |
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More education data for Czechia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Czechia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Czechia was 826,156 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million number in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 731,594 number in 2016.
- How does Czechia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Czechia ranks 93rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.