This thesis focuses on the competitiveness of the new members of the European Union in the range of human capital. The aim of the thesis is to find out the competitive advantage of new member states. In the first chapter, I attend to human capital and its position in economy in general. In the second chapter, I compare new member countries with each other and with other members in the range of education (concretely the educational structure, the educational expenses and the quality of education) and labour costs. Then is compared the quality and the price of human capital in particular countries and indicated the possible development in the future
