Share of the population with lower secondary education in Czechia
Czechia: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Czechia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population with lower secondary education in Czechia stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Czechia peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 1991.
Czechia ranks 2nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.9% | — |
| 2000 | 98.9% | +45.6% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 67.9% | 67.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 98.9% | 99.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.7% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 99.8% compare
- 4 Iceland 99.6% compare
- 5 Slovakia 99.4% compare
More education data for Czechia
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 448,948 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with lower secondary education in Czechia?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Czechia was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 1991.
- How does Czechia rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Czechia ranks 2nd out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.