Lifelong learning
In 2022, 45% of adults engaged in education, with 8% doing so within formal education at secondary or tertiary institutions. Regarding non-formal education, 40% of adults took part in courses, seminars or job training. Those with higher incomes, university education, and residing in large cities tend to participate more in non-formal education.
In 2020, 86% of businesses provided education for their persons employed. However, only 57% of businesses provided education beyond what is legally required due to health and safety issues, compared to 64% in 2015. Non-obligatory training was more often provided by companies with more persons employed and companies, whose business economy fell into sectors of Financial and insurance activities, Information and communication and Professional, scientific and technical activities.
Enterprises providing any type of training (CVTS)
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2020
85.9%
Enterprises providing other training than obligatory courses on health and safety at work
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2020
56.5%
Participation of adults in non-formal education
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2022
39.7%
Participation of adults in formal education
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2022
8.2%
| 2011 | 2016 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (18–69 years) | 32.1 | 39.7 | 39.7 |
| Sex | |||
males | 32.1 | 42.3 | 41.3 |
females | 32.1 | 37.1 | 38.1 |
| Age group (years) | |||
18–24 | 31.9 | 34.2 | 32.9 |
25–34 | 38.8 | 47.0 | 45.0 |
35–49 | 40.7 | 50.8 | 48.9 |
50–59 | 32.9 | 43.2 | 44.5 |
60–69 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 17.2 |
| Educational attainment (25–69 years) | |||
Secondary without A-level examination or lower | 18.3 | 27.0 | 28.3 |
Secondary education with A-level examination | 39.1 | 45.8 | 44.8 |
Tertiary education | 56.3 | 59.4 | 56.0 |
| Size of the municipality (number of inhabitants) | |||
less than 2,000 | 27.7 | 36.8 | 35.9 |
2,000–9,999 | 31.0 | 37.0 | 39.4 |
10,000–49,999 | 32.6 | 41.1 | 37.6 |
50,000 and more | 36.4 | 43.7 | 45.2 |
Note: percentage in the total number of individuals (18–69 or 25–69 years) in a given socio-demographic group
Source: Czech Statistical Office, Adult Education Survey
| any type of training | courses | other types of training | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | obligatory | non-obligatory | Total | guided-on-the-job training | self-directed learning/e-learning | conferences, workshops, trade fairs and lectures | job rotation, exchanges, secondments or study visits | learning circles or quality circles | ||
| Total | 85.9 | 84.6 | 82.9 | 44.4 | 38.0 | 25.5 | 18.5 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 |
| by number of persons employed | ||||||||||
10–19 | 80.5 | 78.8 | 76.4 | 32.1 | 29.2 | 18.8 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
20–49 | 88.3 | 87.4 | 86.0 | 44.0 | 36.1 | 25.1 | 17.1 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
50–249 | 92.9 | 91.9 | 91.0 | 67.0 | 55.2 | 36.6 | 27.1 | 25.0 | 6.8 | 4.3 |
250 and more | 98.7 | 98.3 | 97.5 | 88.9 | 77.2 | 56.4 | 55.5 | 45.9 | 15.9 | 11.0 |
| by ownership of enterprises | ||||||||||
domestic enterprises | 84.7 | 83.3 | 81.5 | 39.8 | 34.0 | 23.3 | 14.6 | 12.2 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
foreign-controlled enterprises | 93.2 | 92.6 | 90.7 | 70.9 | 60.8 | 38.2 | 41.1 | 30.1 | 8.7 | 7.1 |
| by NACE groups | ||||||||||
Industry (B, C, D, E) | 88.8 | 87.7 | 86.6 | 50.3 | 42.4 | 31.4 | 17.6 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 4.4 |
Construction (F) | 90.0 | 89.5 | 88.6 | 37.0 | 28.0 | 20.4 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles (G) | 86.9 | 86.5 | 84.3 | 44.0 | 39.1 | 25.3 | 22.3 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
Transportation and storage (H) | 87.5 | 86.3 | 85.5 | 35.6 | 26.2 | 20.3 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
Accommodation and food service activities (I) | 65.0 | 61.1 | 61.0 | 15.8 | 24.2 | 17.9 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 1.8 |
Information and communication (J) | 91.3 | 89.0 | 82.1 | 73.7 | 65.1 | 32.0 | 51.9 | 40.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
Financial and insurance activities (K) | 95.1 | 93.8 | 90.3 | 78.1 | 62.7 | 34.6 | 50.5 | 37.8 | 7.2 | 2.6 |
Real estate activities; administrative and support service (L, N) | 77.7 | 74.3 | 72.7 | 28.8 | 30.7 | 24.9 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities (M) | 88.2 | 87.6 | 82.9 | 61.2 | 45.2 | 17.6 | 27.2 | 29.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation; other services (R, S) | 74.2 | 74.2 | 74.2 | 36.0 | 29.8 | 19.3 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
Note: Obligatory training results from legal standards and focuses on ccupational health and safety at work.
Source: Czech Statistical Office, Continuing Vocational Training Survey
Year 2020
Source: Czech Statistical Ofiice, Continuing Vocational Training Survey (CVTS)
Year 2022
Source: Czech Statistical Office, Adult Education Survey
| Name of Item | Type | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Education in the Czech Republic (AES) - 2022 (Czech only) 230053-24 | 31. 01. 2024 | ||
| Education of Employees - 2020 (survey CVTS) (Czech only) 230052-23 | 15. 02. 2023 | ||
| Čtenářů u nás přibývá, čtou hlavně ženy (Czech only) 230055-18 | 27. 04. 2018 | ||
| Polovina dospělých se dál vzdělává (Czech only) 230054-18 | 28. 02. 2018 | ||
| Začíná šetření o vzdělávání dospělých (Czech only) 230047-16 | 24. 06. 2016 | ||
| Další odborné vzdělávání zaměstnaných osob (DOV) - 2010 (Czech only) e-3311-13 | 09. 08. 2013 |
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