Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Poland, 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland 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 peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
That places Poland 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +42.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +19.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 92% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
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
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 0.8% 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 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 67 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 45.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release