Labor force with basic education in Czechia
Czechia: Labor force with basic education 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 123 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.
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 |
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More work & labour data for Czechia
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 26.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 23.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 29.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.3% (2025)
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 123 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).