Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.765 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.765 GPIA
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
16th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.765 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.376 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Poland, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.765 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Poland ranks 16th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6276 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6529 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6563 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.376 GPIA | -42.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5782 GPIA | +53.8% |
| 2018 | 0.687 GPIA | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6703 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.765 GPIA | +14.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.765 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.765 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7226 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6069 GPIA | 0.376 GPIA | 0.687 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.765 GPIA | 0.765 GPIA | 0.765 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.91 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Poland was 0.765 GPIA in 2020, 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 0.765 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.376 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Poland ranks 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release