Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Poland
Poland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 63.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Poland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Poland recorded 63.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Poland peaked at 63.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1960.
That places Poland 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Poland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.1% | — |
| 1965 | 22.4% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 25.6% | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 31.8% | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 39.5% | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.7% | 21.1% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.7% | 25.6% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 39.5% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 44.9% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 59.6% | 60.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Poland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Poland was 63.7% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)