Latvia vs Poland: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Latvia

13.41 years

in 2023

Poland

13.21 years

in 2023

Latvia rank

10th

Poland rank

12th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Latvia currently reports 13.41 years against 13.21 years in Poland, a difference of 0.2009 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.

Latvia ranks 10th and Poland ranks 12th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.