Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Poland
Poland: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
39th
of 47 countries
All-time high
5.8
in 2021
All-time low
3.7
in 2023
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Poland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4 for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Poland peaked at 5.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 2023.
That places Poland 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.6 | — |
| 2005 | 5.3 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 5 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 5.1 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 4.7 | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7 | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 4.1 | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 4 | -2.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 55% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 54% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.27 | 5 | 5.6 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.31 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.91 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Poland?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Poland was 4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Poland ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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