Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) in Czechia
Czechia: Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) was 49.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic education in Czechia, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 49.7% for labor force with basic education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 129.2% on the previous year and up 139.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education in Czechia peaked at 49.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2011.
That places Czechia 62nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.6% | — |
| 1999 | 26.8% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | +129.2% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 49.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 49.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +129.2% | 21.7% | 49.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 26.8% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 21.4% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.3% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 21.4% | 49.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education in Czechia?
- Labor force with basic education in Czechia was 49.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2011.
- How does Czechia rank for labor force with basic education?
- Czechia ranks 62nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).