Norway vs Poland: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Norway
98.6%
in 2024
Poland
98.6%
in 2020
Norway rank
32nd
Poland rank
33rd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Norway
- Poland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 98.6% against 98.6% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 33rd of 190 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 52.2% | 22.0% | 30.2% | Norway |
| 1830s | 56.6% | 25.5% | 31.1% | Norway |
| 1840s | 60.9% | 29.4% | 31.5% | Norway |
| 1850s | 65.1% | 33.6% | 31.5% | Norway |
| 1860s | 69.0% | 38.1% | 30.9% | Norway |
| 1870s | 72.7% | 42.8% | 29.9% | Norway |
| 1880s | 76.2% | 47.7% | 28.5% | Norway |
| 1890s | 79.7% | 52.6% | 27.0% | Norway |
| 1900s | 83.2% | 57.5% | 25.7% | Norway |
| 1910s | 86.7% | 62.2% | 24.5% | Norway |
| 1920s | 90.3% | 66.8% | 23.5% | Norway |
| 1930s | 93.8% | 77.5% | 16.3% | Norway |
| 1940s | 97.3% | 90.4% | 7.0% | Norway |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 93.5% | 6.5% | Norway |
| 1960s | 97.0% | 88.7% | 8.3% | Norway |
| 1970s | 96.5% | 95.5% | 1.0% | Norway |
| 1980s | 99.0% | 98.0% | 1.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 98.4% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 96.3% | 3.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 0.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Norway or Poland?
- Norway, at 98.6% against 98.6% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Norway and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2020.
- How do Norway and Poland rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 32nd 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.