Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 27.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
27.5%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
4th
of 67 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2020
All-time low
22.9%
in 2013
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Poland, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 27.5% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Poland ranks 4th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22.9% | — |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +2.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 27.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Poland's 27.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.9% | 22.9% | 26.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
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 master's or equivalent in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Poland was 27.5% 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 27.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Poland ranks 4th out of 67 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 20.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release