Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Poland
Poland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 60.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Poland stood at 60.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Poland peaked at 62.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1960.
Poland ranks 32nd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Poland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.6% | — |
| 1965 | 18.9% | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 20.7% | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | +31.8% |
| 1980 | 33.9% | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 42.0% | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 43.5% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 55.6% | +27.8% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8% | 16.6% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.0% | 20.7% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.0% | 33.9% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 43.5% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 61.4% | 62.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 60.5% | 60.5% | 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Poland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Poland was 60.5% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Poland ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)