Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Poland
Poland: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Poland, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Poland stood at 4.3%.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Poland peaked at 6.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1991.
Poland ranks 92nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 89 Cape Verde 4.3% compare
- 90 Afghanistan 4.3% compare
- 91 Latvia 4.3% compare
- 93 Czechia 4.3% compare
- 94 Turkmenistan 4.3% compare
- 95 Puerto Rico 4.3% compare
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Poland?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Poland was 4.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1991.
- How does Poland rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Poland ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.