Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Czechia
Czechia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 85.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Czechia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Czechia is 85.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Czechia peaked at 87.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2012.
Czechia ranks 49th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.7% | 79.6% | 85.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 76.4% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.3% | 85.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 25,979 (2013)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.46 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Czechia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Czechia was 85.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2012.
- How does Czechia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Czechia ranks 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.