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Czechia

Europe & Central AsiaHigh income10.89M population

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Progressing readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Access & Parity is strong, but Human Capital lags

Czechia shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (88th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.

72.05Composite score
Global percentile
88th
Global rank
#22
Regional rank
#13
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Progressing readiness
Infrastructure
70.71
84th percentileGlobal avg. 55.13
Emerging readiness
Human Capital
56.48
69th percentileGlobal avg. 47.36
Progressing readiness
Innovation
67.27
90th percentileGlobal avg. 46.19
Advanced readiness
Governance
75.73
88th percentileGlobal avg. 47.46
Target achieved
Access & Parity
90.07
88th percentileGlobal avg. 48.49

Country profile

Czechia shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Its strongest results are in Innovation (67, 90th percentile).

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.

A large research workforce accelerates experimentation, technology adoption, and applied innovation. Policy and regulatory teams coordinate effectively, keeping reforms aligned and providing the stability needed for long-term educational planning. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Regionally, Czechia leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.

Areas with room to grow: Human Capital (56, 69th percentile). These dimensions sit close to global norms and could accelerate quickly with targeted investment.

Most indicators are observed rather than imputed, so estimation uncertainty is limited.

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 88th percentile.

Places 22nd worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 13th within Europe & Central Asia.

Scores range from Access & Parity (90.1) to Human Capital (56.5), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
11Denmark81.59
52Sweden77.08
63Switzerland77.02
74Finland76.93
85Germany76.56
96Netherlands76.56
107United Kingdom76.38
118Norway76.20
139Austria75.95
1510France75.22
1811Estonia73.17
1912Portugal73.10
2213Czechia72.05
2314Ireland71.89
2415Lithuania71.85
2516Iceland71.73
2617Belgium71.58
2718Poland71.56
2819Slovenia71.48
2920Spain71.36
3021Luxembourg70.52
3122Italy69.92
3223Cyprus69.86
3524Greece69.56
3625Latvia68.02
LiechtensteinMicrostate67.57
3726Hungary66.10
3827Croatia64.91
GibraltarMicrostate64.27
San MarinoMicrostate64.21
4228Moldova63.44
4329Bulgaria62.53
MonacoMicrostate62.37
4430Serbia61.97
4731Turkiye61.45
AndorraMicrostate61.32
4832Slovak Republic61.14
5133Armenia60.55
5234Montenegro60.47
5435Russian Federation60.20
GreenlandMicrostate59.84
Channel IslandsMicrostate59.44
5536Albania59.03
5637Kazakhstan59.00
Isle of ManMicrostate58.99
Faroe IslandsMicrostate58.58
5838North Macedonia58.56
5939Uzbekistan58.51
6040Belarus58.48
6341Georgia57.75
6742Bosnia and Herzegovina56.89
7043Kyrgyz Republic56.84
7744Romania54.80
8645Kosovo51.87
9146Turkmenistan50.84
9247UkraineFCS50.60
9548Azerbaijan49.48
10949Tajikistan43.25