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. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, 1970β2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 0.9275 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release