What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Poland?

2.77 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Poland?

25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Poland: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

3.51 million number

in 2019

Poland

740,154 number

in 2020

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

39th

Poland rank

40th

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both over time

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Poland

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.51 million number against 740,154 number in Poland, a difference of 2.77 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 4.7 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Poland ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Poland ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.34 million number	1.34 million number	0 number	—
1980s	992,060 number	992,060 number	0 number	—
1990s	7.24 million number	1.89 million number	5.35 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	7.47 million number	1.41 million number	6.06 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	4.50 million number	949,795 number	3.55 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Poland?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.51 million number against 740,154 number in Poland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Poland?: 2.77 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Poland?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Poland rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Poland ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.