Italy vs Poland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Italy
51.3%
in 2023
Poland
52.5%
in 2024
Italy rank
27th
Poland rank
26th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 52.5% against 51.3% in Italy, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Poland ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Poland ranks 26th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6% | 66.8% | 3.3% | Poland |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 52.8% | 6.1% | Poland |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 51.7% | 5.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 53.7% | 1.8% | 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, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 52.5% against 51.3% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Italy and Poland?
- 1.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Italy ranks 27th 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