Germany vs Poland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Germany
38.8%
in 2024
Poland
41.1%
in 2024
Germany rank
33rd
Poland rank
30th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 41.1% against 38.8% in Germany, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 30th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 56.5% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 41.8% | 11.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 40.8% | 1.9% | Poland |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 41.8% | 4.5% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Germany or Poland?
- Poland, at 41.1% against 38.8% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Germany and Poland?
- 2.3%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 30th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release