Country Profile – Czech Republic

Numbers

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Number of schools K-12	Number of teachers K-12	Number of students K-12	Number of computers per student K-12
10.546^[1]	100.000^[2]	^{1.2 Mio[3]}	0,7^[4]

Sources:
^[1] MSMT. www.msmt.cz/file/21631/download/ (last access: 08.04.2020)
^[2] OECD (2016). The teaching workforce in the Czech Republic.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/9789264262379-8-en.pdf?expires=1586332701&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=858ACB17EE2B41B80C57DD3C7C00A949 (last access: 08.04.2020)
^[3] OECD (2016). The teaching workforce in the Czech Republic.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/9789264262379-8-en.pdf?expires=1586332701&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=858ACB17EE2B41B80C57DD3C7C00A949 (last access: 08.04.2020)
^[4] OECD (2015). PISA 2015 Results (Volume II) Policies and Practices for Successful Schools. P. 189.

Organisations

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Organization responsible for education	Role of the organization	Website
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)	● Determines national education policy and long-term policy objective that guide the educational system and all-level education (pre-school, primary school, secondary school, vocational and technical education, upper secondary school, higher professional schools and adult education)	www.msmt.cz/?lang=2
Czech School Inspectorate (CSI)	● Monitors and analyses the education system and its quality (without higher education institutions)	www.csicr.cz/en/home?lang=en-us
National Institute of Education (NUV)	● Develops information on issues regarding education levels from pre-primary through upper secondary, vocational and technical education ● Responsible for guidance and counselling of education ● Formulates the framework of education programmes and guides the development of school programmes	www.nuv.cz/?lang=2
National Institute for Further Education	Focuses on in-service teacher training	http://old.nidv.cz/old. nidv.cz/en/about-us.ep/index.html
Centre for Higher Education Studies	Develops policy and strategy for higher education	www.csvs.cz
The organisation of pre-primary and compulsory education (between 6 and 15 years old) is the responsibility of the municipalities. There are many authorities having the right to establish schools: ministries, regions, municipalities, religious societies, churches and other legal entities. There are 14 regional government being responsible for governing upper secondary and tertiary professional schools, including the steering of the educational objectives being implemented in the educational institutions.
Sources: OECD Educational Policy Outlook: Czech Republic, 2013 European Commission / EACEA National Policies Platform / Eurydice / Czech Republic Overview https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/czech-republic_en

Decisions taken in public lower secondary schools at each level of government (2010)

Source:
OECD (2012), Education at a Glance 2012: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/eag-2012-en

Funding of education

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Type of schools	Source of funds
Public schools	Financing is mainly determined by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, while regions and municipalities can add extra funds. National funds are allocated to the regions on a per-capita basis for schools’ costs such as salaries and learning materials. Regions and municipalities allocate these funds to schools.
Schools having students with special needs	Get extra funding on a per-student basis, and they can apply for extra funding in certain cases.
Private schools	State funding for teachers’ salaries and running costs: Pre-primary and primary schools up to 100% Secondary schools up to 90%
Church schools	Fully supported by the national budget
Source: OECD 2016, www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/9789264262379-7-en.pdf?expires=1587383892&id=id&accname=guest&checksum= D6777DA45BFC49E70A87EF736C6D16F3

Expenditure on educational institutions ISCED (2011) (Million EUR)

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Year	Expenditure	Primary education	Lower secondary education	Upper secondary education	Total
2012	Current expenditure	1 086,0	1 381,3	1 617,4	4 084,7
	Capital expenditure	119,2	142,6	83,6	345,4
	Total	1 205,2	1 524,0	1 701,0	4 430,2
	Share of capital expenditure (%)	9,9	9,4	4,9	7,8
2013	Current expenditure	1 062,9	1 307,6	1 500,5	3 871,0
	Capital expenditure	137,0	160,2	64,8	362,0
	Total	1 200,0	1 467,8	1 565,4	4 233,2
	Share of capital expenditure (%)	11,4	10,9	4,1	8,6
2014	Current expenditure	1 052,3	1 250,5	1 380,3	3 683,1
	Capital expenditure	164,8	188,2	94,7	447,7
	Total	1 217,1	1 438,7	1 475,0	4 130,8
	Share of capital expenditure (%)	13,5	13,1	6,4	10,8
2015	Current expenditure	1 187,8	1 363,0	1 427,8	3 978,6
	Capital expenditure	160,4	182,1	122,8	465,3
	Total	1 348,2	1 545,1	1 550,6	4 443,9
	Share of capital expenditure (%)	11,9	11,8	7,9	10,5
2016	Current expenditure	1 242,6	1 406,9	1 439,4	4 088,9
	Capital expenditure	116,7	132,1	74,0	322,8
	Total	1 359,3	1 539,0	1 513,4	4 411,7
	Share of capital expenditure (%)	8,6	8,6	4,9	7,3
Source: Eurostat (online data code: educ_uoe_fini01)

Investment plan for education / ICT in education

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Year

Amount in (€)

Main pillars of investments

Share of pillars (%)

2019-2030

8,4 Mrd. €

Acquisition of competences for an active civic, professional and personal life focused on education

reducing inequalities in access to quality education and enabling pupils
and students to achieve their maximum development potential

62% OECD (domestic economy)

13% (State)

25% subsidised by R&D

Source:
Überblick zur Bildungs-, Forschungs- und Innovationslandschaft und -politik: Tschechische Republik.
www.kooperation-international.de/laender/europa/tschechische-republik/zusammenfassung/ueberblick-zur-bildungs-forschungs-und-innovationslandschaft-und-politik/#c49287 (last access: 08.04.2020)

Procurement Procedure

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The public procurement system is decentralised, all the contracting authorities manage their own procurement without any central control. There is no central purchasing body, but it is allowed for contracting authorities to implement joint purchasing. The list of commodities that can only be purchased jointly is an effort by the government to insert some sort of centralization in the system.

The Ministry of Regional Development (MoRD)

proposes legislation and implement the regulations in connection with public procurement procedures
provides support and help for contracting authorities
manages the online Public Procurement and Concessions Portal
responsible for the Information System on Public Procurement

Office for the Protection of Competition (OPC):

supervises the public procurement procedures in terms of compliance to the legislation
is authorized to impose any penalties, sanctions and even bans in case of any breaches. Against its decisions, appeals can be submitted to the Regional Court in Brno and to the Supreme Administrative Court.

Supreme Audit Office (SAO): performs external reviews in terms of compliance with the regulations and forwards its findings to the Parliament, the administration and the general public together with recommendations on how to use the public funds. It has no authority to impose any sanctions.

Source:
Public procurement – Study on administrative capacity in the EU Czech Republic Country Profile:
https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/policy/how/improving-investment/public-procurement/study/country_profile/cz.pdf

Year	Primary education	Lower secondary education	Upper secondary education	Total
2012	1151,3	1447,0	1570,5	4168,8
2013	1146,0	1393,4	1437,5	3976,9
2014	1166,4	1370,7	1354,1	3891,2
2015	1295,2	1477,4	1429,4	4202,0
2016	1304,7	1470,8	1387,7	4163,2
Source: Eurostat (online data codes: educ_uoe_fine01)

Country Profile - Czech Republic

Education Procurement in Czech Republic

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Funding of education

Public expenditure on education ISCED (2011) (million EUR)

Expenditure on educational institutions ISCED (2011) (Million EUR)

Investment plan for education / ICT in education

Procurement Procedure

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