Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Poland
Poland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 18.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Poland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Poland recorded 18.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Poland peaked at 49.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2010.
Poland ranks 50th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.8% | — |
| 1965 | 41.2% | +29.6% |
| 1970 | 47.3% | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 49.4% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 48.0% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 45.7% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.5% | 31.8% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.3% | 47.3% | 49.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 45.7% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 34.7% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 22.7% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Poland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Poland was 18.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Poland ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary