Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.44 GPIA in 2020. β¬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1.44 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
8th
of 56 countries
All-time high
1.49 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
1.42 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.44 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
That places Poland 8th out of 56 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.45 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 1.49 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.44 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 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)
- 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 1.44 GPIA 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 1.49 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 56 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 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release