What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Poland and United Kingdom?

0.0023 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?

52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Poland vs United Kingdom: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

Poland

0.091 units per person

in 2024

United Kingdom

0.0933 units per person

in 2023

Poland rank

67th

United Kingdom rank

64th

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

Poland
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0933 units per person against 0.091 units per person in Poland, a difference of 0.0023 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 67th and United Kingdom ranks 64th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0907 units per person	0.0867 units per person	0.004 units per person	Poland
1980s	0.0716 units per person	0.0883 units per person	0.0167 units per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0928 units per person	0.0829 units per person	0.0099 units per person	Poland
2000s	0.0924 units per person	0.0906 units per person	0.0018 units per person	Poland
2010s	0.0681 units per person	0.0918 units per person	0.0237 units per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0884 units per person	0.0928 units per person	0.0043 units per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Poland or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.0933 units per person against 0.091 units per person in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Poland and United Kingdom?: 0.0023 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Poland and United Kingdom rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?: Poland ranks 67th and United Kingdom ranks 64th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.