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University enrolment in Czechia

2001 – 2023 · 23 data points 22 of 34 · Countries Updated Nov 14, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2001 – 2023

University enrolment, 2001 – 2023 percent · Czechia · World
+0.4 pp since 2013
Czechia World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2001 – 2023

Compared with University enrolment · percent
Czechia
66.7%
World
43.6% · 2024

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Czechia · 2001 – 2023
Latest value 66.7% · 2023
First value 32.0% · 2001
Highest 70.8% · 2022
Lowest 32.0% · 2001
Data points 23

By year

All years · 2001 – 2023

YearCzechiaChange World
2023 66.7% −4.1 pp 43.2%
2022 70.8% +1.0 pp 42.0%
2021 69.8% +2.7 pp 41.1%
2020 67.2% +0.3 pp 39.7%
2019 66.9% +0.1 pp 38.7%
2018 66.8% −0.9 pp 37.9%
2017 67.7% +0.2 pp 37.5%
2016 67.5% +0.3 pp 37.1%
2015 67.2% −0.2 pp 36.6%
2014 67.4% +1.1 pp 35.6%
2013 66.3% −0.6 pp 33.1%
2012 66.9% +0.1 pp 32.3%
2011 66.8% +1.9 pp 31.1%
2010 64.9% +3.5 pp 29.6%
2009 61.4% +3.5 pp 28.3%
2008 57.9% +3.7 pp 27.4%
2007 54.2% +4.3 pp 26.3%
2006 49.9% +0.8 pp 25.7%
2005 49.1% +3.7 pp 24.3%
2004 45.4% +6.2 pp 23.6%
2003 39.2% +2.3 pp 22.8%
2002 36.9% +4.9 pp 21.6%
2001 32.0% 20.4%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2001 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUniversity enrolment
1 Greece 135.3%
2 Türkiye 110.5%
3 South Korea 93.7%
4 Spain 92.1%
5 Finland 90.7%
6 Chile 89.9%
7 Argentina 89.3%
8 United States 88.2%
9 Norway 83.7%
10 Netherlands 83.2%
11 Russia 81.7%
12 Bulgaria 81.2%
13 Lithuania 76.5%
14 Hong Kong SAR China 72.9%
15 Peru 71.2%
16 Saudi Arabia 70.7%
17 Poland 70.6%
18 Canada 70.3%
19 Germany 68.5%
20 Czechia 67.7%
21 France 65.8%
22 Italy 62.7%
23 Israel 60.3%
24 United Kingdom 59.6%
25 Colombia 58.4%
26 China 51.1%
27 Brazil 50.7%
28 Romania 50.5%
29 Algeria 49.2%
30 Lebanon 44.2%
31 Mexico 40.3%
32 Indonesia 36.0%
33 Philippines 33.7%
34 Morocco 33.5%
35 Egypt 33.1%
36 India 27.9%
37 Honduras 24.6%
38 Bangladesh 18.5%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 12.1%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

How many young people study at universities and colleges.

How it is calculated

Students in tertiary education divided by the population of the five-year age group after secondary school (gross ratio, can exceed 100%).