Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9974 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9974 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.9989 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9361 LPIA
in 1970
Years of data
16
1970–2020
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Poland stood at 0.9974 LPIA.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Poland peaked at 0.9989 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9361 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Poland 37th out of 95 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Poland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9361 LPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.96 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9775 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9962 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.996 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9943 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9944 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9963 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9975 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9977 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9976 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9989 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9975 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9972 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9978 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9974 LPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.948 LPIA | 0.9361 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9775 LPIA | 0.9775 LPIA | 0.9775 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9961 LPIA | 0.996 LPIA | 0.9962 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9969 LPIA | 0.9943 LPIA | 0.9989 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9974 LPIA | 0.9974 LPIA | 0.9974 LPIA | 1 |
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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 some primary (isced 1), population in Poland?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Poland was 0.9974 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9989 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9361 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Poland ranks 37th out of 95 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release