School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Czechia

Czechia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 325,448 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
325,448 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
369,743 number
in 1997
All-time low
247,712 number
in 2005
Years of data
24
1997–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Czechia, 1997–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1997200820201997: 369.7k number1998: 358.7k number1999: 345.5k number2000: 330.9k number2001: 315.8k number2002: 292.9k number2003: 269.3k number2004: 249.9k number2005: 247.7k number2006: 249.5k number2007: 261.0k number2008: 278.9k number2009: 298.8k number2010: 309.6k number2011: 320.3k number2012: 332.8k number2013: 343.7k number2014: 351.8k number2015: 353.4k number2016: 353.4k number2017: 345.3k number2018: 334.1k number2019: 323.7k number2020: 325.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Czechia is 325,448 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Czechia peaked at 369,743 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 247,712 number, in 2005.

Czechia ranks 115th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Czechia, 1997 to 2020.
Year number Change
1997 369,743 number
1998 358,674 number -3.0%
1999 345,461 number -3.7%
2000 330,862 number -4.2%
2001 315,760 number -4.6%
2002 292,907 number -7.2%
2003 269,296 number -8.1%
2004 249,885 number -7.2%
2005 247,712 number -0.9%
2006 249,455 number +0.7%
2007 261,003 number +4.6%
2008 278,851 number +6.8%
2009 298,794 number +7.2%
2010 309,592 number +3.6%
2011 320,298 number +3.5%
2012 332,759 number +3.9%
2013 343,699 number +3.3%
2014 351,785 number +2.4%
2015 353,420 number +0.5%
2016 353,426 number +0.0%
2017 345,289 number -2.3%
2018 334,120 number -3.2%
2019 323,732 number -3.1%
2020 325,448 number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 357,959 number 345,461 number 369,743 number 3
2000s 279,452 number 247,712 number 330,862 number 10
2010s 336,812 number 309,592 number 353,426 number 10
2020s 325,448 number 325,448 number 325,448 number 1

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 112 Denmark 360,032 number compare
  2. 113 Finland 343,608 number compare
  3. 114 Namibia 327,319 number compare
  4. 116 Ireland 315,427 number compare
  5. 117 Norway 304,332 number compare
  6. 118 Mongolia 302,732 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Czechia?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Czechia was 325,448 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 369,743 number in 1997.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 247,712 number in 2005.
How does Czechia rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Czechia ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/