Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.9665 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland is 0.9665 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 0.9665 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6682 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Poland 72nd out of 132 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 … lower gender in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6682 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.7403 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8218 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9144 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9207 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9237 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9271 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9287 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9318 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9326 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9407 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9536 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9665 GPIA | +1.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.9665 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.9665 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7043 GPIA | 0.6682 GPIA | 0.7403 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8218 GPIA | 0.8218 GPIA | 0.8218 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9175 GPIA | 0.9144 GPIA | 0.9207 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9308 GPIA | 0.9237 GPIA | 0.9407 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.96 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9665 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.91 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (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 0.9665 GPIA 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 0.9665 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6682 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 72nd 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 4.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release