Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Czechia

Czechia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
10.0%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
147th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.0%
in 2016
All-time low
8.4%
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2022

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Czechia, 1996–2022

0510151996200920221996: 9.1 %1998: 8.6 %1999: 8.9 %2000: 8.9 %2001: 8.6 %2002: 8.9 %2003: 8.4 %2004: 9.4 %2005: 9.1 %2006: 10.1 %2007: 9.5 %2008: 9.1 %2009: 9.3 %2010: 9.2 %2011: 9.8 %2012: 9.4 %2013: 9.5 %2014: 9.3 %2015: 13.7 %2016: 14 %2017: 9.8 %2018: 10.5 %2019: 11.1 %2020: 10 %2021: 10.3 %2022: 10 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Czechia stood at 10.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Czechia peaked at 14.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2003.

Czechia ranks 147th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.9% 8.6% 9.1% 3
2000s 9.1% 8.4% 10.1% 10
2010s 10.6% 9.2% 14.0% 10
2020s 10.1% 10.0% 10.3% 3

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 144 Lesotho 10.4% compare
  2. 145 Burundi 10.3% compare
  3. 146 Anguilla 10.3% compare
  4. 148 Central African Republic 10.0% compare
  5. 149 Poland 10.0% compare
  6. 150 Japan 10.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Czechia?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Czechia was 10.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2003.
How does Czechia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Czechia ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.