Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Poland
Poland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total was 7.99 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Poland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Poland recorded 7.99 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Poland peaked at 7.99 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.78, in 1960.
Poland ranks 3rd 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 45-49, total in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.78 | — |
| 1965 | 5.6 | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 5.8 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 6.27 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 6.39 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 6.84 | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 6.86 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.94 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 6.93 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.97 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.99 | +14.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 7.99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.91, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Poland's 7.99 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.97, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.19 | 4.78 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.04 | 5.8 | 6.27 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.62 | 6.39 | 6.84 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.9 | 6.86 | 6.94 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.95 | 6.93 | 6.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.99 | 7.99 | 7.99 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.91 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Poland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Poland was 7.99 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 45-49, total recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.99 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.78 in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 45-49.