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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

National Reference Metadata in ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)

Compiling agency: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

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###### 1.1. Contact organisation

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

###### 1.2. Contact organisation unit

Statistical Results and Analyses Unit

###### 1.3. Contact name

Restricted from publication

###### 1.4. Contact person function

Restricted from publication

###### 1.5. Contact mail address

Karmelitska 7, 118 12 Prague, Czech Republic

###### 1.6. Contact email address

Restricted from publication

###### 1.7. Contact phone number

Restricted from publication

###### 1.8. Contact fax number

Restricted from publication

###### 2.1. Data description

A general description of the statistical process and its outputs, and their evolution over time.

NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
The following documents provide general information on the educational system; please add the relevant links for your country.

General link to Eurydice.

National system broad overview.

National Education System Description.

Annex 3 - The Education System in the Czech Republic.

National Education System - Provisions regarding language learning.

Annex 1 - Provisions for language learning 2021 – Czech Republic.

Structure of Education and Training Systems.

Link to the ISCMAP programme and qualification.

Annex 2 - ISCED Mapping for schoolyear 2020/2021 (UOE2022) – Czech Republic.

National link to programmes and qualifications.

Further information on data flagged ‘d’ in the database is available to download from the Annex of the Metadata page for Education administrative data from 2013 onwards (ISCED 2011).

###### 2.2. Classification system

Not available.

###### 2.3. Coverage - sector

Not available.

###### 2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Not available.

###### 2.5. Statistical unit

Not available.

###### 2.6. Statistical population

Not available.

###### 2.7. Reference area

Not available.

###### 2.8. Coverage - Time

Not available.

###### 2.9. Base period

Not available.

###### 3.1. Source data

For each UOE table, please list the source(s) used to compile information: UOE table, name, type, date of availability and responsibility.

Sources used for data on enrolments
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
--- | --- | --- | ---
ISCED 0 | Questionnaire on nursery schools | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Registers of pupils | registers – individual data | UOE data provider
ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Questionnaire on school's directorates | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 4, 64, 7 | Questionnaire on further education at universities | annual administrative data collection (individual data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Register of university students | register – individual data | Other: Masaryk University in Brno
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Number of students at state universities | Other: questionnaire | Other: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior Affairs

Sources used for data on entrants
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
--- | --- | --- | ---
ISCED 0 | Questionnaire on nursery schools | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Registers of pupils | registers – individual data | UOE data provider
ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Questionnaire on school's directorates | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 4, 64, 7 | Questionnaire on further education at universities | annual administrative data collection (individual data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Register of university students | register – individual data | Other: Masaryk University in Brno
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Number of students at state universities | Other: questionnaire | Other: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior Affairs

Sources used for data on personnel
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
--- | --- | --- | ---
PERS2 | Questionnaire on educational institutions - personnel and salaries | administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
PERS1 | Information system on salaries | administrative data collection | Other - Ministry of Finance
PERS_ENRL | the same as ENRL data |  |

Sources used for data on enrolments at regional level
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
--- | --- | --- | ---
ISCED 0 | Questionnaire on nursery schools | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Registers of pupils | registers – individual data | UOE data provider
ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Questionnaire on school's directorates | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 4, 64, 7 | Questionnaire on further education at universities | annual administrative data collection (individual data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Register of university students | register – individual data | Other: Masaryk University in Brno
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Number of students at state universities | Other: questionnaire | Other: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior Affairs

Sources used for data on foreign languages learning
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
--- | --- | --- | ---
ISCED 1, 2, 3 | Registers of pupils | registers – individual data | UOE data provider

Sources used for data on graduates
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
--- | --- | --- | ---
ISCED 0 | Questionnaire on nursery schools | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Registers of pupils | registers – individual data | UOE data provider
ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Questionnaire on school's directorates | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 4, 64, 7 | Questionnaire on further education at universities | annual administrative data collection (individual data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Register of university students | register – individual data | Other: Masaryk University in Brno
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Number of students at state universities | Other: questionnaire | Other: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior Affairs

Sources used for data on education expenditure
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
--- | --- | --- | ---
public expenditure | Closing account of the Government of the Czech Republic | annual report | Other - Ministry of Finance
private expenditure on universities | Annual reports of universities | annual report | Other - universities
students and households expenditure | Household Survey | sample survey | Other - Czech Statistical Office
financial aid for students |  | administrative data | Other - Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
other private sources |  |  | Other - different particular sources

###### 3.2. Frequency of data collection

Annual.

###### 3.3. Data collection

Not available.

###### 3.4. Data validation

Not available.

###### 3.5. Data compilation

Operations performed on data to derive new information according to a given set of rules.

Weighting methods
Weighted figures for differing reference periods | Weighted figures for differing theoretical ages | Conversion factors from part-time to full-time equivalent (FTE) data
--- | --- | ---

Estimations methods used in the UOE questionnaires
Type of data | Detailed variables concerned | ISCED level | Reference year(s) | Data source (internal to UOE or not) | Data type (sample-based or not) | Data source name in English | Reason | Description of the estimation method
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Enrolment | Age structrure of children in pre-primary education at the end of year (related to demography) | ISCED 0 | 1995–2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaire on kindergartens (annual administrative data collection) | Data are collected by age, but the reference date is 30th September of the given year. Reference date for age structure of population is 31st December. | We assume that 2/3 of children remain in the age reported in the questionnaire (they have birthday between 1st January and 30th September of the given year), 1/3 is moved to the one-year-older group (they have birthday between 1st October and 31st December).
Enrolment | Gender structure of enrolled pupils | ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3 | 1995–2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaires on school´s directorates | no breakdown by gender in some type of programmes | Breakdown is made through the share of men and women in the population in age which is typical for the affected programmes. Maximum of 5 % of gender breakdown is estimated at each reported ISCED level.
Enrolment | Age structure of enrolled pupils | ISCED 1, 2, 3 | 1995–2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaires on school´s directorates | no breakdown by age in some type of programmes | The known age structure in similar programmes is applied. Maximum of 2 % of age breakdown is estimated at each reported ISCED level.
Entrants | Age structure of enrolled pupils | ISCED 1, 2, 3 | 1995–2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaires on school´s directorates | no breakdown by age in some type of programmes | The known age structure in similar programmes is applied. Maximum of 2 % of age breakdown is estimated at each reported ISCED level.
Regio | Age structure of enrolled children / pupils / students | ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3 | 1995–2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaires on school´s directorates; Questionnaire on kindergartens | no breakdown by age and regions in some type of programmes | Age structure for whole Czech Republic is divided into regions through appropriate number of children / pupils / students. Maximum of 5 % of age structure is estimated at each reported ISCED level.
Finance | Each variable | ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1995-2014 | internal to UOE | population-based | Closing account of the Government of the Czech Republic and other sources for the FINANCE questionnaire | Data are based on national budget structure which differs from ISCED classification | Expenditures are divided by number of students in ISCED levels and by differences in normative expenditures.
Personnel | Structure of the educational staff | ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | 1995-2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaire on educational institution (staff and salaries) | Data are based on national institution classification which differs from ISCED classification | Educational staff are divided by number of students in ISCED levels and by differences in number of students by teacher.
Languages | Each variable | ISCED 1, 2, 3 | 1995-2010 | internal to UOE | population-based | Register of pupils | Data are based on national institution classification which differs from ISCED classification | Students are divided by number of students in ISCED levels given by starting class of compulsory language education.

###### 3.6. Adjustment

Not applicable.

###### 4.1. Quality assurance

Not available.

###### 4.2. Quality management - assessment

Not available.

###### 5.1. Relevance - User Needs

Not available.

###### 5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Not available.

###### 5.3. Completeness

The extent to which all statistics that are needed are available.

ISCED levels not covered
| Enrolments | Entrants | Personnel | Foreign languages learning | Regional enrolments | Graduates | Education expenditure
Data not covered | Age breakdown in some type of programmes (ISCED levels 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) | Age breakdown in some type of programmes (ISCED levels 3, 4, 6, 7) | Number of full-time and part-time educational staff (all ISCED levels) - only FTE data are available Number of teachers by age in ISCED 4 (are included into ISCED 3 and in tertiary level) Number of teachers by age in ISCED 6, 7 and 8 levels. |  |  | Age breakdown in some type of programmes (ISCED levels 3, 4, 6, 7) | Expenditure for debt service
Reasons for unavailable data and, planned actions to improve coverage | This information is not covered in our national data collection. We cannot make any estimation because there are not any similar programmes with known age structure. | This information is not covered in our national data collection. We cannot make any estimation because there are not any similar programmes with known age structure. | This information is not covered in our national data collection (data aren't collected separately). We aren't able to make estimations because character education in these programmes is different as in ISCED 3 programmes. Teachers' age structure data in ISCED 6, 7 and 8 are not available. |  |  | This information is not covered in our national data collection. We cannot make any estimation because there are not any similar programmes with known age structure. | Data aren't available and we have no estimation methodology.

###### 5.3.1. Data completeness - rate

Not available.

###### 6.1. Accuracy - overall

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.2. Sampling error

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.2.1. Sampling error - indicators

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.3. Non-sampling error

See below.

###### 6.3.1. Coverage error

Divergence between the frame population and the target population.

Vocational training | Programmes shorter than one semester (or Implementation of the semester rule)
--- | ---
Are vocational and technical training programmes in enterprises included in the UOE data collection (YES/NO)? | If Yes, how is the 10% school based component over the whole length of the programme assessed? | Do (formal) programmes of shorter duration than one semester, full time equivalent duration as defined nationally, exist (YES/NO)? | If Yes, how their duration (shorter than one semester) is assessed? | Are all programmes of shorter duration than one semester, full time equivalent duration as defined nationally excluded from the UOE data collection (YES/NO)? | If NO, how does the coverage deviate from the UOE Manual recommendation?
NO |  | YES | By number of hours allocated for the programme combined with number of weeks allocated for the programme. | YES |

Early childhood education programmes
ISCED 01 programmes | Reporting of Age in ISCED 0 | Personnel in ISCED 0 | What is the starting age of compulsory Primary education (ISCED 1)? This is needed for the calculation of ECE indicators such as 'Pupils aged between 4 years old and the starting age of compulsory education, by sex - as % of the population of the corresponding age group'
--- | --- | --- | ---
Do Early Childhood Educational Development programmes (ISCED 01) exist in the country (YES/NO)? | If Yes, are these programmes included in the UOE data collection (YES/NO)? | Are children under the age of 3 reported as participating in ISCED 02 Pre-primary education programmes? (YES/NO) | If YES, please explain why. | Are Classroom Teachers and Teacher Aides reported separately in the UOE data collection? (YES/NO) | If NO, why? How are they reported? | What is the minimum level of qualification required to become a Classroom Teacher at ISCED 01 and 02? Please give ISCED level. | What is the minimum level of qualification required to become a Teachers’ Aide at ISCED 01 and 02? Please give ISCED level.
NO |  | YES | Education programme "Nursery school" is designed for children aged 3-5 mainly, but it is allowed by law to attend for children younger than 3 years. It depends on particular school if younger children can attend the programme. | YES |  | 6 | 3 | 6

Special education needs (SNE) programmes
Are students in special education included in the data provided on enrolments, entrants, graduates and regional data (YES/NO)? | If NO, could you please specify for which questionnaires and explain why?
--- | ---
YES |

Adult education programmes and "continuing education"
Are adult education programmes included in the data? (YES/NO) | If NO, why? | If YES, does the national definition of “adult” or “continuing” education fully comply with the category as defined by the UOE manual? | If the national definition of “adult” or “continuing” education programmes does not fully comply with the category as defined by the UOE manual, how it is assessed that the national “adult” or “continuing” programmes are similar or equivalent to corresponding initial education?
--- | --- | --- | ---
YES |  | YES |

Students enrolled in educational institutions organised by ministries other than ministry of education
Do educational programmes organised by Ministries other than Ministry of education exist in the country (YES/NO)? | If Yes, what is the coverage of these programmes in the UOE data collection? | If Yes, and if relevant, which of those programmes are excluded from the UOE data collection?
--- | --- | ---
YES | All these programmes are covered in the UOE data collection. |

Domestic educational activities | Distance learning / e-learning programmes
--- | ---
Are all country’s domestic educational activities reported in the UOE data collection (YES/NO)? | If NO, which domestic educational activity (e.g. for example Distance learning/e-learning involving two countries, commuting students, foreign campus, European administration schools, etc.) are not reported and why? | Are distance learning programmes data reported in the UOE questionnaires? (YES / NO / Partially / Not relevant) | If NO, please explain why. | If Partially, which ones are excluded and for what reasons? | If distance students are included in the data, are national distance learners in programmes organised by institutions outside your country excluded?
NO | Only education at institutions approved by Ministry of Education or some other ministries is covered in the UOE data collection. If the educational programme is not officially approved (ie. in the foreign campus), a certificate or diploma from that programme must be recognized by some national or regional authority. | YES |  |  | YES

Students participating in exchange programmes (credit mobile students) | Foreign languages learning
--- | ---
Are students in short term postings (i.e. exchange programmes (credit mobility)) excluded from the population of students in the data collection (YES/NO)? | If Yes, how the length of their stay abroad is assessed? | If NO, why are they not excluded? | Are students with SNE (Special Needs Education) enrolled in special schools excluded from the data on foreign languages? (YES/NO) | Apart from SNE pupils, is the scope of the population the same as the total of students enrolled? (YES/NO) | If NO, which pupils are not included?
NO |  | They are students at their home university. Mobility is not a reason to exclude these students from the UOE data collection. | NO | YES |

National programmes not covered by the UOE data collection, by ISCED level - Reasons why they are not covered
Programmes not covered at ISCED 0-Early childhood education | Programmes not covered at ISCED 1-primary level of education | Programmes not covered at ISCED 2-lower secondary level of education | Programmes not covered at ISCED 3-upper secondary level of education | Programmes not covered at ISCED 4-post-secondary non-tertiary education | Programmes not covered at ISCED 5-short-cycle tertiary education | Programmes not covered at ISCED 6– Bachelor's or equivalent level | Programmes not covered at at ISCED 7 – Master's or equivalent level | Programmes not covered at ISCED 8 – Doctoral or equivalent level |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---

Graduates: unduplicated count
Is the method of unduplicated count used for calculation of Graduates in the UOE data collection (YES/NO)? | If YES, please explain the method.
--- | ---
YES | All students are checked by their ID number. If there are any duplications, following criteria are applied: 1. If possible, student is counted to the highest ISCED level; 2. If student is enrolled into programmes at the same ISCED level, he/she is counted only once at the level and only once in the field of education (random selection).

Tertiary education programmes (ISCED Levels (5-8)
Orientation of programme in tertiary education | Personnel in tertiary education, Academic staff
--- | ---
Does the orientation (general/academic, vocational/professional) in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 7) exist in the country (YES/NO)? | If YES, what is the national definition of the programme orientation? | Are PhD candidates who are employed and hold titles such as teaching assistant, teaching associate, teaching fellow, research assistant reported as academic staff in the UOE data collection (YES/NO)?
YES | Professional programmes are those programmes at tertiary level, which are not in directly way to Ph.D. programmes. Direct way: 64 - 74 - 8 (all programes are classified as academic) Indirect way: 65 - 64 - 74 - 8 or 55 - 64- 74 - 8 (programmes in ISCED 55 and 65 are classified as vocational/professional) | YES.

###### 6.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.3.1.2. Common units - proportion

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.3.2. Measurement error

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.3.3. Non response error

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.3.4. Processing error

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.3.4.1. Imputation - rate

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.3.5. Model assumption error

Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

###### 6.4. Seasonal adjustment

Not applicable.

###### 6.5. Data revision - policy

Information (content) will be available for the next collection.

###### 6.6. Data revision - practice

Any change in a value of a statistic released to the public.

Type of data reviewed | Detailed variables concerned | Reference time period | Year when the revision was made | Reason having led to the revision | Consequences on accuracy
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Tertiary Education (ISCED levels 6, 7 and 8) | Enrolment, Graduates, Entrants | 2000–2017 | every year | Universities can edit the student records retrospectively so every year it is necessary to recalculate all outputs from the University Students Register. Data can vary significantly, especially in details (e. g. fields of education). | Alignment of the link between outputs and state of the database.

###### 6.6.1. Data revision - average size

Not applicable.

###### 7.1. Timeliness

Length of time between data availability and the event or phenomenon they describe. Typically includes:

Information related to the latest reference year (academic year t-t+1, or financial year t)
Data collection | Post-collection phase | Dissemination/publication in your country | Additional comments on deadlines and timeliness
--- | --- | --- | ---
Type of data | Start date | End date | Start date | End date | Start date | End date
For Entrants, Enrolments, Graduates, Classes and Languages concerning ISCED 0-5, 65 | 1st October (year t) | 15th November (year t) | 16th November (year t) | 15th December (year t) | 1st January (year t+1) | 30th November (year t+1) |
For Graduates concerningISCED 0-5, 65 | 1st October (year t+1) | 15th November (year t+1) | 16th November (year t+1) | 15th December (year t+1) | 1st January (year t+2) | 30th November (year t+2) |
personnel data | 1st January (year t+1) | 5th February (year t+1) | 6th February (year t+1) | 7th February (year t+1) | 10th February (year t+1) | 30th November (year t+1) |
For Entrants, Enrolments, Graduates concerning ISCED 64, 7, 8 | 1st January (year t) | 31st December (year t) | January (year t+1) | 20th February (t+1) | March (t+1) | 30th November (year t+1) |
financial data | 1st January (year t) | 31st December (year t) | January (year t+1) | March (year t+1) | 15th June (year t+1) | 30th November (year t+1) |

###### 7.1.1. Time lag - first result

Information (content) will be available for the next collection.

###### 7.1.2. Time lag - final result

Information (content) will be available for the next collection.

###### 7.2. Punctuality

See below.

###### 7.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication

The number of days between the delivery/release date of data and the target date on which they were scheduled for delivery/release.

Submission dates for the latest reference year (academic year t-t+1, or financial year t)
Deadline for transmission of data: 30 September t+2 | Deadline for transmission of data: 30 November of t+2
--- | ---
Enrolments | Entrants | Personnel | Foreign languages learning | Regional data | Graduates | Education expenditure
17 February year t + 3 | 03 February year t + 3 | 11 November year t + 2 | 11 November year t + 2 | 10 February year t + 3 | 07 February year t + 3 | 02 March year t + 3

If relevant, reasons for late delivery and action taken or planned for improving punctuality
Enrolments | Entrants | Personnel | Foreign languages learning | Regional data | Graduates | Education expenditure
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Limited staff available for working on ENRL questionnaire. | Limited staff available for working on ENTR questionnaire. | Limited staff available for working on PERS questionnaire. | Limited staff available for working on LANG questionnaire. | Limited staff available for working on REGIO questionnaire. | Limited staff available for working on GRAD questionnaire. | Limited staff available for working on FIN questionnaire.

###### 8.1. Comparability - geographical

The extent to which statistics are comparable between countries.

A. Deviations between the national methodology and the UOE Manual: non financial data

Reference period | Data collection period | Reference date for student and personnel ages
--- | --- | ---

Enrolment: data collection period | Enrolment in multiple fields of education | Count of students: if relevant, detailed list of variables for which double counting are significant and why. | Regional enrolment | Foreign languages learning
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| Students are counted only in one field of education eventhough they studied in multiple fields. The reason is that in the Czech Republic students can study in two (or more) independent programmes and it is not possible to classify them proportionally. |  |  | Students with special education needs are included into tables - we aren't able to separate them.

Entrants | New entrants by field of education | Graduates and graduations from specific programmes | Graduates versus graduations | Graduates: unduplicated count | Graduations by field of education
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| New entrants are counted only in one field of education eventhough they studied in multiple fields. The reason is that in the Czech Republic students can study in two (or more) independent programmes and it is not possible to classify them proportionally. |  |  |  | Graduates are counted only in one field of education eventhough they studied in multiple fields. The reason is that in the Czech Republic students can study in two independent programmes and it is not possible to classify them proportionally.

Educational personnel in work- and school-based combined programmes | Educational personnel taxonomy: classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-6) | Educational staff at ISCED level 0 | Educational personnel at ISCED levels 5-6 | Educational personnel and temporary replacements
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---

B. Deviations between the national methodology and the UOE Manual: financial data

Expenditure at the pre-primary level - the childcare component
Reference period | Expenditure at the pre-primary level: is the childcare component excluded (yes/no/partially)? | If yes, which is exactly the share of "day care component" to be excluded from the data on the pre-primary level? If no, which estimation method is used to determine the share? | Expenditure for teaching/academic hospitals | Ancillary services expenditure | Evening child care
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---

Cost of a dual-system programme to the employer. | Adjustment of enrolments in case there is no data on expenditure at the workplace | Expenditure for contributions on pension schemes | Households' payments for private tutoring | Student living costs | Ancillary services coverage
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---

###### 8.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient

Not applicable.

###### 8.2. Comparability - over time

The extent to which statistics are comparable or reconcilable over time.

| Main changes compared to data transmitted for the previous reference period
--- | ---
Enrolments | Entrants | Personnel | Foreign languages learning | Regional data | Graduates | Education expenditure
Changes in the educational system |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in the coverage |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in the methodology | Changes in the coverage of the age structure due to new method of collecting data from 2010 (register of pupils instead of administrative collection of aggregated data). | Changes in the coverage of the age structure due to new method of collecting data from 2010 (register of pupils instead of administrative collection of aggregated data). | Change in the coverage of age structure of teachers due to new data sources (Information system of salaries - 2007) |  |  | Changes in the coverage of the age structure due to new method of collecting data from 2010 (register of pupils instead of administrative collection of aggregated data). | Change in the coverage of students aid expenditure due to new data sources (2010)
Other changes |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Main changes over time
Type of data | Detailed variables concerned | Reference year(s) | Changes in the educational system | Changes in the coverage | Changes in the methodology | Other changes
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Enrolment | Age structure (ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65) | 2010 |  |  | Register of pupils |
Entrants | Age structure (ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65) | 2010 |  |  | Register of pupils |
Graduates | Age structure (ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65) | 2010 |  |  | Register of pupils |
Enrolment | Age structure and Fields of education (ISCED 44, 64, 74) | 2018 |  |  | Collecting of individual data on further education at universities - data on age structure and fields of education are available now. New methodology of data collection better fit on the UOE manual. Break in series. |
Entrants | Age structure and Fields of education (ISCED 44, 64, 74) | 2018 |  |  | Collecting of individual data on further education at universities - data on age structure and fields of education are available now. New methodology of data collection better fit on the UOE manual. Break in series. |
Graduates | Age structure and Fields of education (ISCED 44, 64, 74) | 2018 |  |  | Collecting of individual data on further education at universities - data on age structure and fields of education are available now. New methodology of data collection better fit on the UOE manual. Break in series. |
Personnel | Age structure of teachers | 2007 |  |  | Information system on salaries |
Expenditure | Students aid expenditure | 2010 |  |  | Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs |
Expenditure | Each variable | 2008 |  |  | Legislative change in methodology of accounting. Reserve fund (amount of money in them) isn´t now included in expenditure. |

###### 8.2.1. Length of comparable time series

Information (content) will be available for the next collection.

###### 8.3. Coherence - cross domain

The extent to which statistics are reconcilable with those obtained through other data sources or statistical domains.

Name of the national publication | Coherence issues
--- | ---
| Generally, the UOE statistics are not coherent with any nationally published source because at national level we use national classifications.
Each publication | Structure of national statistics is based on national educational system not on ISCED classification.

###### 8.4. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Not available.

###### 8.5. Coherence - National Accounts

The extent to which statistics are reconcilable with National Accounts.

Calculation method | Scope of education
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Data on expenditure on educational institutions is mainly based on data from the Closing account of the Government of the Czech Republic (expenditure of Ministry of education, Regions, Municipalities and other ministries) and also on data from other sources (for instance Household surveys). Expenditure data are not comparable with data extracted from the National Accounts system. |

###### 8.6. Coherence - internal

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###### 9.1. Dissemination format - News release

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###### 9.2. Dissemination format - Publications

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###### 9.3. Dissemination format - online database

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###### 9.3.1. Data tables - consultations

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###### 9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

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###### 9.5. Dissemination format - other

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###### 9.6. Documentation on methodology

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###### 9.7. Quality management - documentation

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###### 9.7.1. Metadata completeness - rate

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###### 9.7.2. Metadata - consultations

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Indication of the cost associated with the collection and production of a statistical product and burden on respondents.

Time spent (in working days) | Comments
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25 working days full-time equvivalents |

###### 11.1. Confidentiality - policy

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###### 11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

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Annex 1 - Provisions for language learning 2022 – Czech Republic
Annex 2 - ISCED Mapping for schoolyear 2021/2022 (UOE2023) – Czech Republic
Annex 3 - The Education System in the Czech Republic

A general description of the statistical process and its outputs, and their evolution over time.

NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
The following documents provide general information on the educational system; please add the relevant links for your country.

General link to Eurydice.

National system broad overview.

National Education System Description.

Annex 3 - The Education System in the Czech Republic.

National Education System - Provisions regarding language learning.

Annex 1 - Provisions for language learning 2021 – Czech Republic.

Structure of Education and Training Systems.

Link to the ISCMAP programme and qualification.

Annex 2 - ISCED Mapping for schoolyear 2020/2021 (UOE2022) – Czech Republic.

National link to programmes and qualifications.

Further information on data flagged ‘d’ in the database is available to download from the Annex of the Metadata page for Education administrative data from 2013 onwards (ISCED 2011).

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Not applicable (exhaustive survey).

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Operations performed on data to derive new information according to a given set of rules.

Weighting methods
Weighted figures for differing reference periods | Weighted figures for differing theoretical ages | Conversion factors from part-time to full-time equivalent (FTE) data
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Estimations methods used in the UOE questionnaires
Type of data | Detailed variables concerned | ISCED level | Reference year(s) | Data source (internal to UOE or not) | Data type (sample-based or not) | Data source name in English | Reason | Description of the estimation method
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Enrolment | Age structrure of children in pre-primary education at the end of year (related to demography) | ISCED 0 | 1995–2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaire on kindergartens (annual administrative data collection) | Data are collected by age, but the reference date is 30th September of the given year. Reference date for age structure of population is 31st December. | We assume that 2/3 of children remain in the age reported in the questionnaire (they have birthday between 1st January and 30th September of the given year), 1/3 is moved to the one-year-older group (they have birthday between 1st October and 31st December).
Enrolment | Gender structure of enrolled pupils | ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3 | 1995–2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaires on school´s directorates | no breakdown by gender in some type of programmes | Breakdown is made through the share of men and women in the population in age which is typical for the affected programmes. Maximum of 5 % of gender breakdown is estimated at each reported ISCED level.
Enrolment | Age structure of enrolled pupils | ISCED 1, 2, 3 | 1995–2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaires on school´s directorates | no breakdown by age in some type of programmes | The known age structure in similar programmes is applied. Maximum of 2 % of age breakdown is estimated at each reported ISCED level.
Entrants | Age structure of enrolled pupils | ISCED 1, 2, 3 | 1995–2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaires on school´s directorates | no breakdown by age in some type of programmes | The known age structure in similar programmes is applied. Maximum of 2 % of age breakdown is estimated at each reported ISCED level.
Regio | Age structure of enrolled children / pupils / students | ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3 | 1995–2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaires on school´s directorates; Questionnaire on kindergartens | no breakdown by age and regions in some type of programmes | Age structure for whole Czech Republic is divided into regions through appropriate number of children / pupils / students. Maximum of 5 % of age structure is estimated at each reported ISCED level.
Finance | Each variable | ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1995-2014 | internal to UOE | population-based | Closing account of the Government of the Czech Republic and other sources for the FINANCE questionnaire | Data are based on national budget structure which differs from ISCED classification | Expenditures are divided by number of students in ISCED levels and by differences in normative expenditures.
Personnel | Structure of the educational staff | ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | 1995-2015 | internal to UOE | population-based | Questionnaire on educational institution (staff and salaries) | Data are based on national institution classification which differs from ISCED classification | Educational staff are divided by number of students in ISCED levels and by differences in number of students by teacher.
Languages | Each variable | ISCED 1, 2, 3 | 1995-2010 | internal to UOE | population-based | Register of pupils | Data are based on national institution classification which differs from ISCED classification | Students are divided by number of students in ISCED levels given by starting class of compulsory language education.

For each UOE table, please list the source(s) used to compile information: UOE table, name, type, date of availability and responsibility.

Sources used for data on enrolments
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
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ISCED 0 | Questionnaire on nursery schools | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Registers of pupils | registers – individual data | UOE data provider
ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Questionnaire on school's directorates | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 4, 64, 7 | Questionnaire on further education at universities | annual administrative data collection (individual data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Register of university students | register – individual data | Other: Masaryk University in Brno
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Number of students at state universities | Other: questionnaire | Other: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior Affairs

Sources used for data on entrants
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
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ISCED 0 | Questionnaire on nursery schools | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Registers of pupils | registers – individual data | UOE data provider
ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Questionnaire on school's directorates | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 4, 64, 7 | Questionnaire on further education at universities | annual administrative data collection (individual data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Register of university students | register – individual data | Other: Masaryk University in Brno
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Number of students at state universities | Other: questionnaire | Other: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior Affairs

Sources used for data on personnel
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
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PERS2 | Questionnaire on educational institutions - personnel and salaries | administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
PERS1 | Information system on salaries | administrative data collection | Other - Ministry of Finance
PERS_ENRL | the same as ENRL data |  |

Sources used for data on enrolments at regional level
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
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ISCED 0 | Questionnaire on nursery schools | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Registers of pupils | registers – individual data | UOE data provider
ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Questionnaire on school's directorates | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 4, 64, 7 | Questionnaire on further education at universities | annual administrative data collection (individual data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Register of university students | register – individual data | Other: Masaryk University in Brno
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Number of students at state universities | Other: questionnaire | Other: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior Affairs

Sources used for data on foreign languages learning
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
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ISCED 1, 2, 3 | Registers of pupils | registers – individual data | UOE data provider

Sources used for data on graduates
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
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ISCED 0 | Questionnaire on nursery schools | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Registers of pupils | registers – individual data | UOE data provider
ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65 | Questionnaire on school's directorates | annual administrative data collection (aggregated data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 4, 64, 7 | Questionnaire on further education at universities | annual administrative data collection (individual data) | UOE data provider
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Register of university students | register – individual data | Other: Masaryk University in Brno
ISCED 64, 7, 8 | Number of students at state universities | Other: questionnaire | Other: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior Affairs

Sources used for data on education expenditure
Detailed variables concerned | Name of the source | Type (Survey / Register / Estimation / Other) | Responsible of the source (UOE data provider / Other: which-one?)
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public expenditure | Closing account of the Government of the Czech Republic | annual report | Other - Ministry of Finance
private expenditure on universities | Annual reports of universities | annual report | Other - universities
students and households expenditure | Household Survey | sample survey | Other - Czech Statistical Office
financial aid for students |  | administrative data | Other - Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
other private sources |  |  | Other - different particular sources

Not Applicable

Length of time between data availability and the event or phenomenon they describe. Typically includes:

Information related to the latest reference year (academic year t-t+1, or financial year t)
Data collection | Post-collection phase | Dissemination/publication in your country | Additional comments on deadlines and timeliness
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Type of data | Start date | End date | Start date | End date | Start date | End date
For Entrants, Enrolments, Graduates, Classes and Languages concerning ISCED 0-5, 65 | 1st October (year t) | 15th November (year t) | 16th November (year t) | 15th December (year t) | 1st January (year t+1) | 30th November (year t+1) |
For Graduates concerningISCED 0-5, 65 | 1st October (year t+1) | 15th November (year t+1) | 16th November (year t+1) | 15th December (year t+1) | 1st January (year t+2) | 30th November (year t+2) |
personnel data | 1st January (year t+1) | 5th February (year t+1) | 6th February (year t+1) | 7th February (year t+1) | 10th February (year t+1) | 30th November (year t+1) |
For Entrants, Enrolments, Graduates concerning ISCED 64, 7, 8 | 1st January (year t) | 31st December (year t) | January (year t+1) | 20th February (t+1) | March (t+1) | 30th November (year t+1) |
financial data | 1st January (year t) | 31st December (year t) | January (year t+1) | March (year t+1) | 15th June (year t+1) | 30th November (year t+1) |

The extent to which statistics are comparable between countries.

A. Deviations between the national methodology and the UOE Manual: non financial data

Reference period | Data collection period | Reference date for student and personnel ages
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Enrolment: data collection period | Enrolment in multiple fields of education | Count of students: if relevant, detailed list of variables for which double counting are significant and why. | Regional enrolment | Foreign languages learning
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| Students are counted only in one field of education eventhough they studied in multiple fields. The reason is that in the Czech Republic students can study in two (or more) independent programmes and it is not possible to classify them proportionally. |  |  | Students with special education needs are included into tables - we aren't able to separate them.

Entrants | New entrants by field of education | Graduates and graduations from specific programmes | Graduates versus graduations | Graduates: unduplicated count | Graduations by field of education
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| New entrants are counted only in one field of education eventhough they studied in multiple fields. The reason is that in the Czech Republic students can study in two (or more) independent programmes and it is not possible to classify them proportionally. |  |  |  | Graduates are counted only in one field of education eventhough they studied in multiple fields. The reason is that in the Czech Republic students can study in two independent programmes and it is not possible to classify them proportionally.

Educational personnel in work- and school-based combined programmes | Educational personnel taxonomy: classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-6) | Educational staff at ISCED level 0 | Educational personnel at ISCED levels 5-6 | Educational personnel and temporary replacements
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B. Deviations between the national methodology and the UOE Manual: financial data

Expenditure at the pre-primary level - the childcare component
Reference period | Expenditure at the pre-primary level: is the childcare component excluded (yes/no/partially)? | If yes, which is exactly the share of "day care component" to be excluded from the data on the pre-primary level? If no, which estimation method is used to determine the share? | Expenditure for teaching/academic hospitals | Ancillary services expenditure | Evening child care
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Cost of a dual-system programme to the employer. | Adjustment of enrolments in case there is no data on expenditure at the workplace | Expenditure for contributions on pension schemes | Households' payments for private tutoring | Student living costs | Ancillary services coverage
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The extent to which statistics are comparable or reconcilable over time.

| Main changes compared to data transmitted for the previous reference period
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Enrolments | Entrants | Personnel | Foreign languages learning | Regional data | Graduates | Education expenditure
Changes in the educational system |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in the coverage |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in the methodology | Changes in the coverage of the age structure due to new method of collecting data from 2010 (register of pupils instead of administrative collection of aggregated data). | Changes in the coverage of the age structure due to new method of collecting data from 2010 (register of pupils instead of administrative collection of aggregated data). | Change in the coverage of age structure of teachers due to new data sources (Information system of salaries - 2007) |  |  | Changes in the coverage of the age structure due to new method of collecting data from 2010 (register of pupils instead of administrative collection of aggregated data). | Change in the coverage of students aid expenditure due to new data sources (2010)
Other changes |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Main changes over time
Type of data | Detailed variables concerned | Reference year(s) | Changes in the educational system | Changes in the coverage | Changes in the methodology | Other changes
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Enrolment | Age structure (ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65) | 2010 |  |  | Register of pupils |
Entrants | Age structure (ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65) | 2010 |  |  | Register of pupils |
Graduates | Age structure (ISCED 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 65) | 2010 |  |  | Register of pupils |
Enrolment | Age structure and Fields of education (ISCED 44, 64, 74) | 2018 |  |  | Collecting of individual data on further education at universities - data on age structure and fields of education are available now. New methodology of data collection better fit on the UOE manual. Break in series. |
Entrants | Age structure and Fields of education (ISCED 44, 64, 74) | 2018 |  |  | Collecting of individual data on further education at universities - data on age structure and fields of education are available now. New methodology of data collection better fit on the UOE manual. Break in series. |
Graduates | Age structure and Fields of education (ISCED 44, 64, 74) | 2018 |  |  | Collecting of individual data on further education at universities - data on age structure and fields of education are available now. New methodology of data collection better fit on the UOE manual. Break in series. |
Personnel | Age structure of teachers | 2007 |  |  | Information system on salaries |
Expenditure | Students aid expenditure | 2010 |  |  | Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs |
Expenditure | Each variable | 2008 |  |  | Legislative change in methodology of accounting. Reserve fund (amount of money in them) isn´t now included in expenditure. |