Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Poland
Poland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 17.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Poland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Poland is 17.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Poland peaked at 69.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2010.
That places Poland 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Poland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.0% | — |
| 1965 | 68.0% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 65.5% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 59.9% | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 53.8% | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | -28.1% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.5% | 68.0% | 69.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 62.7% | 59.9% | 65.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 48.0% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 34.1% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 21.6% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
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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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Poland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Poland was 17.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Poland ranks 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)