Education in Karlovarský kraj (Severozápad, Czechia): official figures
25,151 pupils attended 111 basic schools in the Karlovy Vary Region in the 2024/25 school year, an average of 18.4 per class (4th smallest of 14; Czechia 19.3).
How many children start school in Karlovy Vary Region?
Basic schools in the Karlovy Vary Region took in 2,822 first-year pupils in autumn 2024 and had 12.6 pupils per teacher.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many nursery schools are there in Karlovy Vary Region?
8,266 children attended 128 nursery schools in the Karlovy Vary Region in 2024/25, 20.7 per class and 10.1 per teacher.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Karlovy Vary Region?
31 secondary schools in the Karlovy Vary Region taught 11,863 pupils in 2024/25; 26.7% of them were on academic gymnasium programmes (7th highest of 14; Czechia 28.1%).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow much do teachers earn in Karlovy Vary Region?
Teachers in the regional schools of the Karlovy Vary Region were paid an average of CZK 51,255 a month in 2024, 2nd highest of 14 and up 84% from CZK 27,897 in 2015.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many teachers are there in Karlovy Vary Region?
3,895 teachers (full-time equivalents) worked in nursery, basic and secondary schools in the Karlovy Vary Region at the end of September 2024, up from 3,431 in 2015.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyDo schools in Karlovy Vary Region have computers?
Second-stage basic schools in the Karlovy Vary Region had 76.4 computers per 100 pupils in 2024, compared with 53.8 for Czechia.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Karlovarský kraj compares with other regions in Czechia
Pupils per class in basic schools (2024/25)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 11 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils per class in basic schools |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 18.8 |
| 9 | Kraj Vysočina | 18.7 |
| 10 | Královéhradecký kraj | 18.5 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 18.4 |
| 12 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 18.3 |
| 13 | Zlínský kraj | 18.0 |
| 14 | Olomoucký kraj | 17.9 |
Average gross monthly pay of teachers in regional schools, CZK (2024)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 2 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)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 7 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of secondary pupils in gymnasium (academic) programmes, % |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 27.2 |
| 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 |
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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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