Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9996 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.9996 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Poland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9462 GPIA, in 1970.
Poland ranks 44th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9462 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.9655 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9811 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.998 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9558 GPIA | 0.9462 GPIA | 0.9655 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9811 GPIA | 0.9811 GPIA | 0.9811 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9979 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.998 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9986 GPIA | 0.9958 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9996 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Poland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 0.9996 GPIA 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 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9462 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Poland ranks 44th out of 96 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 0.4%. 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, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release