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Adults with higher education in Czechia

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 11 of 14 · Countries Updated Nov 13, 2026

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2025 percent · Czechia · European Union
+6.5 pp since 2015
Czechia European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Adults with higher education · percent
Czechia
28.7%
European Union
36.9%

Source: Eurostat

The series at a glance Czechia · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 28.7% · 2025
First value 11.5% · 2000
Highest 28.7% · 2025
Lowest 11.5% · 2000
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearCzechiaChange European Union
2025 28.7% +1.2 pp 36.9%
2024 27.5% +0.5 pp 35.9%
2023 27.0% +0.3 pp 35.1%
2022 26.7% +0.3 pp 34.2%
2021break in series 26.4% +1.5 pp 33.6%
2020 24.9% +0.7 pp 32.8%
2019 24.2% −0.1 pp 31.7%
2018 24.3% +0.4 pp 30.7%
2017 23.9% +0.9 pp 29.9%
2016 23.0% +0.8 pp 29.1%
2015 22.2% +0.7 pp 28.5%
2014break in series 21.5% +1.0 pp 27.8%
2013 20.5% +1.2 pp 27.1%
2012 19.3% +1.1 pp 26.2%
2011break in series 18.2% +1.4 pp 25.4%
2010 16.8% +1.3 pp 24.6%
2009 15.5% +1.0 pp 23.9%
2008 14.5% +0.8 pp 23.1%
2007 13.7% +0.2 pp 22.4%
2006 13.5% +0.4 pp 21.9%
2005 13.1% +0.8 pp 21.5%
2004 12.3% +0.3 pp 20.9%
2003break in series 12.0% +0.1 pp 19.8%
2002 11.9% +0.2 pp 18.8%
2001 11.7% +0.2 pp —
2000 11.5% —

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryAdults with higher education
1 Norway 50.2%
2 Lithuania 49.9%
3 Netherlands 46.1%
4 France 44.8%
5 Finland 42.7%
6 Spain 42.4%
7 Poland 40.0%
8 Bulgaria 35.7%
9 Germany 35.4%
10 Greece 34.9%
11 Czechia 28.7%
12 Türkiye 26.8%
13 Italy 22.3%
14 Romania 19.5%

Source: Eurostat, 2025

What it means

The share of adults with a university or other tertiary degree.

How it is calculated

People aged 25–64 whose highest completed education is tertiary (ISCED 5–8) divided by all people of that age.