Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 92.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland stood at 92.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland peaked at 92.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 1970.
Poland ranks 33rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.2% | — |
| 1978 | 53.6% | +33.2% |
| 1988 | 67.5% | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.9% | 40.2% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.5% | 67.5% | 67.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 85.7% | 86.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 87.1% | 90.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 92.7% | 92.7% | 1 |
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 92.7% in 2020, 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 92.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release