Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 99.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2010.
That places Poland 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98.3% | — |
| 2007 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 2 |
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 99.2% in 2023, 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 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release