Italy vs Poland: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary
Italy
82.3%
in 2022
Poland
82.5%
in 2022
Italy rank
11th
Poland rank
9th
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 82.5% against 82.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Poland ranks 9th of 47 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 87.4% | 4.9% | Poland |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 90.7% | 8.0% | Poland |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 82.5% | 0.2% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 82.5% against 82.3% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary between Italy and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- Italy ranks 11th and Poland ranks 9th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release