Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Poland
Poland: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 13.21 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 192 countries
All-time high
13.21
in 2021
All-time low
9.67
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Poland, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 13.21 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Poland peaked at 13.21 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.67, in 1990.
That places Poland 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.67 | — |
| 1991 | 9.86 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 10.04 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 10.23 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 10.42 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 10.61 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 10.73 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.86 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.99 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.12 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.24 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.35 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.45 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.57 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 11.69 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.81 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.93 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.05 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 12.17 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.34 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.31 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.55 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.78 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 12.78 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.84 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.92 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 13 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.04 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.08 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.12 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.16 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 13.21 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.21 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.21 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.45 | 9.67 | 11.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.76 | 11.24 | 12.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.84 | 12.31 | 13.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2 | 13.16 | 13.21 | 4 |
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More education data for Poland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Poland?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Poland was 13.21 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.67 in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Poland ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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