On Friday 20 October, Europe marks the importance of reliable and objective data for the functioning of society, as well as the importance of statistical literacy. The Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) is joining the European Statistics Day with, among other things, a knowledge-based online quiz or an exhibition of infographics, and next week it will present the most popular names given to children in 2022.

“Independent and trustworthy official statistics brings good quality data based on which responsible and useful decisions can be made,” Marek Rojíček, President of the Czech Statistical Office, reminds.

Visitors can see an exhibition of popular statistical infographics right in the building of the Czech Statistical Office in Prague’s Skalka until mid-December. These are very popular with the public, are among the most popular posts on the CZSO’s social networks, and are also positively evaluated by experts.

Those who like to test their knowledge can also celebrate the European Statistics Day. We prepared namely for them an online statistics quiz consisting of 10 questions of varying difficulty and from different statistical domains, for which only one correct answer can be chosen from the several answers offered. Those interested will surely appreciate the infographics showing statistics about statistics or a comparison of skills in Czechia and the EU.

Already on Thursday, 19 October, a charity statistical brunch was held at the CZSO headquarters, during which statisticians shared home-made delicacies and at the same time raised funds for a charity project pre-selected in an employee survey. Thus they symbolically show that society is helped not only by quality and impartial statistics, but also by statisticians themselves. After last year’s successful event, when statisticians contributed financially to humanitarian aid for war-torn Ukraine, this year they focused their support on the Bílý kruh bezpečí (White Circle of Safety), which provides assistance to victims of crime.

On Thursday 26 October, the Czech Statistical Office will present a ranking of the most popular baby names in 2022 at a press conference, focusing not only on regional but also on intergenerational comparisons.

Not only during the European Statistics Day, the CZSO is active on the social networks X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and LinkedIn, and it also has its own YouTube channel. Those interested in data can also use the CZSO̓s mobile application. A new feature for users is the Statistical geoportal, which displays statistical data using interactive maps. The regular popularisation magazine Statistika&My (Statistics & Us) also deserves attention.

Along with its headquarters, the Czech Statistical Office has 14 Regional Offices of the CZSO and 49 representations in Regions. In its work it follows the State Statistical Office established in 1919.