Austria vs Poland: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Austria
98.5%
in 2024
Poland
98.6%
in 2020
Austria rank
35th
Poland rank
33rd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Austria
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 98.6% against 98.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Poland ahead.
Austria ranks 35th and Poland ranks 33rd of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 11 and Poland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 11.4% | 22.0% | 10.6% | Poland |
| 1830s | 14.0% | 25.5% | 11.5% | Poland |
| 1840s | 17.2% | 29.4% | 12.2% | Poland |
| 1850s | 20.9% | 33.6% | 12.7% | Poland |
| 1860s | 25.2% | 38.1% | 12.9% | Poland |
| 1870s | 34.6% | 42.8% | 8.2% | Poland |
| 1880s | 58.3% | 47.7% | 10.6% | Austria |
| 1890s | 58.4% | 52.6% | 5.8% | Austria |
| 1900s | 80.3% | 57.5% | 22.8% | Austria |
| 1910s | 80.4% | 62.2% | 18.1% | Austria |
| 1920s | 85.6% | 66.8% | 18.8% | Austria |
| 1930s | 90.8% | 77.5% | 13.3% | Austria |
| 1940s | 96.1% | 90.4% | 5.7% | Austria |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 93.5% | 6.5% | Austria |
| 1960s | 91.5% | 88.7% | 2.8% | Austria |
| 1970s | 88.9% | 95.5% | 6.6% | Poland |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10.0% | Poland |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.4% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 96.3% | 2.1% | Austria |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 0.2% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Austria or Poland?
- Poland, at 98.6% against 98.5% in Austria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Austria and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Poland rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 35th and Poland ranks 33rd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.