Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA was 0.8993 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
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland stood at 0.8993 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 0.8993 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2746 LPIA, in 1970.
Poland ranks 43rd 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 … male lower location LPIA in Poland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2746 LPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.4025 LPIA | +46.6% |
| 1988 | 0.573 LPIA | +42.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8072 LPIA | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8199 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8293 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8353 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8454 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8513 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8596 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8768 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8993 LPIA | +2.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.8993 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9848 LPIA, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.8993 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9853 LPIA, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3386 LPIA | 0.2746 LPIA | 0.4025 LPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.573 LPIA | 0.573 LPIA | 0.573 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8136 LPIA | 0.8072 LPIA | 0.8199 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8496 LPIA | 0.8293 LPIA | 0.8768 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8993 LPIA | 0.8993 LPIA | 0.8993 LPIA | 1 |
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 lower secondary education or in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland was 0.8993 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 0.8993 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2746 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 43rd 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 8.4%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release