Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Poland
Poland: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Poland stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 61.6% on the previous year and down 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Poland peaked at 5.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Poland 175th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 135,357 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.3 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Poland?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Poland was 0.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Poland ranks 175th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.