Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 89.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland stood at 89.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 90.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1970.
Poland ranks 44th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.8% | 31.7% | 45.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 61.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 82.7% | 83.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 84.3% | 88.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.8% | 90.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 41 Netherlands 90.9% compare
- 42 Luxembourg 90.7% compare
- 43 Belgium 89.8% compare
- 45 Brunei Darussalam 89.7% compare
- 46 Chile 89.1% compare
- 47 Singapore 87.8% compare
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 89.8% in 2021, 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 90.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 44th out of 132 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release