Czech Statistical Office
Deferred school starts fall from 24 to 18 percent
The share of six-year-olds with a deferred start dropped from 24.1 % in September 2021 to 17.7 % in September 2025; last year deferral applied to just under 21 thousand children. Nurseries meanwhile hold fewer than 350 thousand children for the first time since 2012/13, while their teacher numbers grew by 21 % over ten years. Secondary schools, by contrast, had almost 515 thousand pupils last year, the most since 2011/12.