Education in Hlavní město Praha (Praha, Czechia): official figures
121,557 pupils attended 298 basic schools in Prague in the 2024/25 school year, an average of 21.6 per class (the largest of 14; Czechia 19.3).
How many children start school in Prague?
Basic schools in Prague took in 14,356 first-year pupils in autumn 2024 and had 14.2 pupils per teacher.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many nursery schools are there in Prague?
42,355 children attended 444 nursery schools in Prague in 2024/25, 21.2 per class and 10.2 per teacher.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Prague?
201 secondary schools in Prague taught 80,073 pupils in 2024/25; 37.2% of them were on academic gymnasium programmes (the highest of 14; Czechia 28.1%).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow much do teachers earn in Prague?
Teachers in the regional schools of Prague were paid an average of CZK 53,163 a month in 2024, the highest of 14 and up 84% from CZK 28,890 in 2015.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many teachers are there in Prague?
20,542 teachers (full-time equivalents) worked in nursery, basic and secondary schools in Prague at the end of September 2024, up from 16,350 in 2015.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many universities are there in Prague?
25 public and private universities had their seat in Prague in 2024.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyDo schools in Prague have computers?
Second-stage basic schools in Prague had 44.4 computers per 100 pupils in 2024, compared with 53.8 for Czechia.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Hlavní město Praha compares with other regions in Czechia
Pupils per class in basic schools (2024/25)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 1 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils per class in basic schools |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 21.6 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 20.4 |
| 3 | Plzeňský kraj | 20.0 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 19.1 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 19.1 |
| 6 | Ústecký kraj | 18.9 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 18.9 |
Average gross monthly pay of teachers in regional schools, CZK (2024)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 1 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average gross monthly pay of teachers in regional schools, CZK |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | CZK 53,163 |
| 2 | Karlovarský kraj | CZK 51,255 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | CZK 51,211 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | CZK 50,930 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | CZK 50,889 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | CZK 50,494 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | CZK 50,396 |
Share of secondary pupils in gymnasium (academic) programmes, % (2024/25)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 1 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of secondary pupils in gymnasium (academic) programmes, % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 37.2 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 31.0 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 27.6 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 27.2 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 26.9 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 26.8 |
| 7 | Karlovarský kraj | 26.7 |
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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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