Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 86.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 86.8% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 86.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 1970.
Poland ranks 50th of 131 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.2% | — |
| 1978 | 34.0% | +60.4% |
| 1988 | 50.5% | +48.6% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | +49.6% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.6% | 21.2% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 75.6% | 76.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 77.9% | 82.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 86.5% | 86.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 47 Fiji 87.9% compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 87.5% compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 51 Chile 86.4% compare
- 52 Republic of Korea 85.6% compare
- 53 South Africa 84.9% 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 86.8% 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 86.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 50th out of 131 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 10.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release