Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Poland, Republic of
Poland, Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.8% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Poland, Republic of, 2013β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland, Republic of recorded 0.8% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Poland, Republic of peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
That places Poland, Republic of 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland, Republic of
- 24 Cyprus 0.9% compare
- 25 Croatia, Republic of 0.8% compare
- 26 Spain 0.8% compare
- 28 Portugal 0.8% compare
- 29 Slovak Republic 0.8% compare
- 30 Czech Republic 0.7% compare
More education data for Poland, Republic of
- 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, Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Poland, Republic of was 0.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Poland, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Poland, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Poland, Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Poland, Republic of ranks 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Poland, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland, Republic of 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release