Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 87.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Poland, 1997–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Poland recorded 87.4% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Poland peaked at 87.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1997.
Poland ranks 15th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Poland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 67.3% | — |
| 1998 | 68.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 67.3% | 69.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 70.7% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.8% | 84.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.4% | 87.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Poland?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Poland was 87.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1997.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 142 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (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 upper secondary education.