Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 29.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Poland, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 29.9% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Poland peaked at 29.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2014.
That places Poland 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.6% | 24.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 25.5% | 29.9% | 4 |
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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 29.9% in 2023, 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 29.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2014.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Poland ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release