Czechia vs Poland: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary

Czechia
88.5%
in 2023
Poland
86.2%
in 2021
Czechia rank
14th
Poland rank
16th

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary over time

  • Czechia
  • Poland
020406080199720102023

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 88.5% against 86.2% in Poland, a difference of 2.3%.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 14th and Poland ranks 16th of 141 countries.

Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 69.5% 64.7% 4.8% Czechia
2000s 76.0% 71.6% 4.4% Czechia
2010s 84.3% 79.9% 4.4% Czechia
2020s 88.1% 86.1% 2.0% Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, Czechia or Poland?
Czechia, at 88.5% against 86.2% in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary between Czechia and Poland?
2.3%, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Poland?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Czechia and Poland rank globally for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
Czechia ranks 14th and Poland ranks 16th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Czechia vs Poland: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-at-least-completed-upper-secondary-population-25-female-percent/czechia/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-at-least-completed-upper-secondary-population-25-female-percent/czechia/poland/">Czechia vs Poland: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
Unit
cumulative
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,290 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.