Germany vs Poland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Germany
48.8%
in 2024
Poland
52.5%
in 2024
Germany rank
29th
Poland rank
26th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 52.5% against 48.8% in Germany, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Poland ahead.
Germany ranks 29th and Poland ranks 26th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 66.8% | 2.2% | Poland |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 52.8% | 7.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 51.7% | 4.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 53.4% | 5.7% | 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 52.5% against 48.8% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Germany and Poland?
- 3.7%, 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 29th and Poland ranks 26th 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, both sexes (%). 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