Education of foreigners

The number of foreigners studying in schools in the Czech Republic is increasing. Higher education (universities) was an area of education, in which usually most foreigners study. In the last two school years, however, the number of foreigners studying in lower-type schools has increased significantly, mainly due to the war conflict in Ukraine. In the school year 2023/2024, 19 409 foreigners were studying in nursery schools, 70 662 foreigners were studying in basic schools (by 40 thousand more foreigners than in 2021/2022) and 17 184 foreigners were studying in secondary schools. In 2023, 55 493 foreigners were studying at universities, representing 18% of all students in both public and private universities.