Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland
Poland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 7.45 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Poland recorded 7.45 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland peaked at 7.45 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.89, in 1960.
Poland ranks 5th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.89 | — |
| 1965 | 5.38 | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 5.74 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 6.16 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 6.36 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 6.64 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 6.73 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 6.95 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 7.07 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 7.3 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 7.45 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.13 | 4.89 | 5.38 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.95 | 5.74 | 6.16 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.5 | 6.36 | 6.64 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.84 | 6.73 | 6.95 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.19 | 7.07 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.45 | 7.45 | 7.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Poland was 7.45 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.45 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.89 in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Poland ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.