Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Poland
Poland: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Poland stood at 4.0%.
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 degree of urbanisation in Poland peaked at 7.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2023.
That places Poland 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.4% | — |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +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 | 5.0% | -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 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Poland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,190 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1054 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0213 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 822,385 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0219 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0225 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Poland?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Poland was 4.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Poland ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 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 degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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