Poland vs United Kingdom: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Poland

13.21 years

in 2023

United Kingdom

13.49 years

in 2023

Poland rank

12th

United Kingdom rank

9th

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

United Kingdom currently reports 13.49 years against 13.21 years in Poland, a difference of 0.2815 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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.