Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland

Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9275 GPIA in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9275 GPIA
World rank
54th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9275 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.5093 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
12
1970–2020

Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, 1970–2020

00.20.40.60.811970199520201970: 0.509 GPIA1978: 0.613 GPIA1988: 0.725 GPIA2008: 0.868 GPIA2009: 0.874 GPIA2010: 0.882 GPIA2011: 0.891 GPIA2012: 0.894 GPIA2013: 0.902 GPIA2014: 0.906 GPIA2016: 0.912 GPIA2020: 0.927 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland stood at 0.9275 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 0.9275 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5093 GPIA, in 1970.

Poland ranks 54th of 94 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5614 GPIA 0.5093 GPIA 0.6135 GPIA 2
1980s 0.7248 GPIA 0.7248 GPIA 0.7248 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8712 GPIA 0.8681 GPIA 0.8742 GPIA 2
2010s 0.8977 GPIA 0.8821 GPIA 0.9116 GPIA 6
2020s 0.9275 GPIA 0.9275 GPIA 0.9275 GPIA 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 51 Cyprus 0.95 GPIA compare
  2. 52 Croatia 0.944 GPIA compare
  3. 53 Romania 0.9288 GPIA compare
  4. 55 Italy 0.9226 GPIA compare
  5. 56 Bangladesh 0.913 GPIA compare
  6. 57 Malta 0.9054 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 94 places β†’

More education data for Poland

All data for Poland β†’

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 0.9275 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 0.9275 GPIA in 2020.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5093 GPIA in 1970.
How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
Poland ranks 54th out of 94 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 5.1%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
94 places, 1,268 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release