Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 99.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 99.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2011.
That places Poland 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 95.1% | — |
| 2007 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.1% | 94.7% | 95.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 88.7% | 95.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 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 99.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2011.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 4th 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 9.1%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release