Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9629 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.9629 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 0.9629 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6891 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Poland 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6891 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.7603 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8404 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9275 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9349 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9363 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9377 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.939 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9397 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9506 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9629 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7247 GPIA | 0.6891 GPIA | 0.7603 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8404 GPIA | 0.8404 GPIA | 0.8404 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9312 GPIA | 0.9275 GPIA | 0.9349 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9405 GPIA | 0.9363 GPIA | 0.9506 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9629 GPIA | 0.9629 GPIA | 0.9629 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland was 0.9629 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9629 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6891 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, 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