Number of high school students increased by eight percent to almost 485,000 in ten years

The number of secondary school students in Czechia has grown by 8% over the past decade to nearly 485,000, with the largest increases in the Central Bohemian Region and Prague.

Of the 484,758 students, 99% were Czech residents, with 5,412 registered abroad, including 3,951 from Ukraine. Over the decade, student numbers rose by 24% in the Central Bohemian Region, 20% in Prague, and declined by 4% in the Moravian-Silesian Region. Non-matriculation programs accounted for 21% of students, with the highest enrollment in regions like Karlovy Vary and Ústí nad Labem and the lowest in Prague at 12%.