Knowledge Economy and Education in the Czech Republic

This thesis deals with the knowledge economy and education in the Czech Republic. The first part describes the concepts that belong to the knowledge chain and consequently is characterized by knowledge-based economy. Another section is devoted to human resources and human capital. In the last chapter of the theoretical part is defined topic of education, which is characterized by an international classification system for lifelong education further and adult education. At the end of defined levels of the education process in the Czech Republic. The analytical part of the thesis deals with the international comparison of educational attainment Czech Republic, according to Eurostat, and within the evaluated countries of the OECD. The second part is focused on the research in order to obtain an opinion and the population's access to further education and improving their qualification