Some economic aspects of Education in the Czech Republic

The goal of this Diploma thesis is to provide the basic overview of current economic aspects of education of the Czech Republic. At the same time this Diploma thesis mapped out the basic concept of labor as a factor of production, or more precisely human capital (T. W Schultz, G. S Becker) and their application in the sector of education. The educational system in the Czech Republic will be assessed on the basis of a criterion that handles the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The methods used for this purpose are qualified heuristics, comparison and analysis, because some of the data and the results should be confronted with other results that are processed by some representative international and national statistical research organizations (CSO, Eurostat, CCERGE-EI). This Diploma thesis includes only selected economic aspects of education. The theoretical part introduces human capital, its conception by W. T. Schultz and G. S. Becker, his measurements and the importance of education for czech society. The theoretical part defines the main economic aspects of education and PISA and PIAAC Survey. The practical part is devoted to the results of selected indicators and PISA and PIAAC Survey