Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.775 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Poland, 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.775 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Poland peaked at 0.7987 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.486 GPIA, in 2016.
Poland ranks 22nd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6503 GPIA | 0.486 GPIA | 0.7008 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7868 GPIA | 0.775 GPIA | 0.7987 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 19 United Kingdom 0.831 GPIA compare
- 20 Türkiye 0.8201 GPIA compare
- 21 Spain 0.8034 GPIA compare
- 23 United States 0.7531 GPIA compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 0.7482 GPIA compare
- 25 Latvia 0.7394 GPIA compare
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 doctoral or equivalent in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Poland was 0.775 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7987 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.486 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Poland ranks 22nd out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release