Education in Jihočeský kraj (Jihozápad, Czechia): official figures
60,103 pupils attended 272 basic schools in the South Bohemian Region in the 2024/25 school year, an average of 18.8 per class (7th smallest of 14; Czechia 19.3).
How many children start school in South Bohemian Region?
Basic schools in the South Bohemian Region took in 7,298 first-year pupils in autumn 2024 and had 13.3 pupils per teacher.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many nursery schools are there in South Bohemian Region?
22,945 children attended 333 nursery schools in the South Bohemian Region in 2024/25, 21.3 per class and 10.5 per teacher.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in South Bohemian Region?
89 secondary schools in the South Bohemian Region taught 31,744 pupils in 2024/25; 26.2% of them were on academic gymnasium programmes (7th lowest of 14; Czechia 28.1%).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow much do teachers earn in South Bohemian Region?
Teachers in the regional schools of the South Bohemian Region were paid an average of CZK 50,061 a month in 2024, 5th lowest of 14 and up 80% from CZK 27,760 in 2015.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many teachers are there in South Bohemian Region?
9,777 teachers (full-time equivalents) worked in nursery, basic and secondary schools in the South Bohemian Region at the end of September 2024, up from 8,133 in 2015.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many universities are there in South Bohemian Region?
4 public and private universities had their seat in the South Bohemian Region in 2024.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyDo schools in South Bohemian Region have computers?
Second-stage basic schools in the South Bohemian Region had 55.1 computers per 100 pupils in 2024, compared with 53.8 for Czechia.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Jihočeský kraj compares with other regions in Czechia
Pupils per class in basic schools (2024/25)
Jihočeský kraj ranks 8 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils per class in basic schools |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 19.1 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 18.9 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 18.9 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 18.8 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 18.7 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 18.5 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 18.4 |
Average gross monthly pay of teachers in regional schools, CZK (2024)
Jihočeský kraj ranks 10 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average gross monthly pay of teachers in regional schools, CZK |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | CZK 50,396 |
| 8 | Kraj Vysočina | CZK 50,112 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | CZK 50,072 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | CZK 50,061 |
| 11 | Jihomoravský kraj | CZK 49,920 |
| 12 | Zlínský kraj | CZK 49,901 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | CZK 49,709 |
Share of secondary pupils in gymnasium (academic) programmes, % (2024/25)
Jihočeský kraj ranks 8 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of secondary pupils in gymnasium (academic) programmes, % |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 26.9 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 26.8 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 26.7 |
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 26.2 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 26.2 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 26.0 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 23.9 |
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Sources
- Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ): Comparison of Regions in the Czech Republic 2025 (Srovnání krajů v České republice 2025), all tables in XLSX, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 efb6d3c5e32a…)
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