Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 16.8% in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
16.8%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
3rd
of 57 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2020
All-time low
12.3%
in 2013
Years of data
8
2013β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Poland, 2013β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 16.8% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Poland ranks 3rd of 57 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.3% | 16.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 1 Luxembourg 21.1% compare
- 2 Latvia 17.0% compare
- 4 Georgia 13.0% compare
- 5 United Kingdom 12.7% compare
- 6 Slovenia 12.3% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Poland was 16.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release