Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.8839 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.8839 LPIA 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 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 0.8839 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.245 LPIA, in 1970.
Poland ranks 42nd of 95 countries on this measure, 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.245 LPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.3695 LPIA | +50.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5387 LPIA | +45.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7833 LPIA | +45.4% |
| 2009 | 0.795 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8069 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.816 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.827 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8359 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.846 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8602 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8839 LPIA | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3072 LPIA | 0.245 LPIA | 0.3695 LPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.5387 LPIA | 0.5387 LPIA | 0.5387 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7892 LPIA | 0.7833 LPIA | 0.795 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.832 LPIA | 0.8069 LPIA | 0.8602 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8839 LPIA | 0.8839 LPIA | 0.8839 LPIA | 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 0.8839 LPIA 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 0.8839 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.245 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 42nd out of 95 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 9.5%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release