Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 26.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Poland, 2002–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Poland is 26.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Poland peaked at 26.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2002.
Poland ranks 53rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Poland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.0% | — |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.0% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.0% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,904 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,453 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 840,254 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 557,268 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Poland?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Poland was 26.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2002.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Poland ranks 53rd out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.