Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.4466 LPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
0.4466 LPIA
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
32nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4466 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.3883 LPIA
in 2014
Years of data
8
2013β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Poland, 2013β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.4466 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
That places Poland 32nd out of 84 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3996 LPIA | 0.3883 LPIA | 0.4286 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4466 LPIA | 0.4466 LPIA | 0.4466 LPIA | 1 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Poland was 0.4466 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4466 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3883 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Poland ranks 32nd out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release