Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 99.3% 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 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 99.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2010.
Poland ranks 8th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 97.7% | — |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.7% | 98.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.7% | 98.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 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 99.3% 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 99.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 36 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 2.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release