Average years of schooling in Czechia
Czechia: Average years of schooling was 12.87 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling in Czechia, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, average years of schooling in Czechia stood at 12.87 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling in Czechia peaked at 12.87 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.11 years, in 1870.
Czechia ranks 18th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Average years of schooling in Czechia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 4.11 years | — |
| 1880 | 4.4 years | +7.0% |
| 1890 | 4.7 years | +6.8% |
| 1900 | 5 years | +6.4% |
| 1913 | 5.6 years | +12.0% |
| 1925 | 6.3 years | +12.5% |
| 1929 | 6.7 years | +6.3% |
| 1933 | 7 years | +4.5% |
| 1938 | 7.4 years | +5.7% |
| 1950 | 8.14 years | +10.0% |
| 1955 | 7.9 years | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 8.3 years | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 8.88 years | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 9.46 years | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 9.62 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 9.88 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 10.14 years | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 10.3 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 10.53 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 10.75 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 11 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.25 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 12.33 years | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 12.87 years | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 4.11 years | 4.11 years | 4.11 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.4 years | 4.4 years | 4.4 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 4.7 years | 4.7 years | 4.7 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 5.6 years | 5.6 years | 5.6 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 6.5 years | 6.3 years | 6.7 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 7.2 years | 7 years | 7.4 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 8.02 years | 7.9 years | 8.14 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 8.59 years | 8.3 years | 8.88 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.54 years | 9.46 years | 9.62 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.01 years | 9.88 years | 10.14 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.41 years | 10.3 years | 10.53 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.88 years | 10.75 years | 11 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.79 years | 11.25 years | 12.33 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.87 years | 12.87 years | 12.87 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 195,372 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 180,564 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling in Czechia?
- Average years of schooling in Czechia was 12.87 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.87 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 years in 1870.
- How does Czechia rank for average years of schooling?
- Czechia ranks 18th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is average years of schooling rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.