Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s was 23.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
23.5%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
4th
of 68 countries
All-time high
23.5%
in 2020
All-time low
20.5%
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 23.5% 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 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Poland ranks 4th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.5% | — |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +1.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 23.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Poland's 23.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.5%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.6% | 20.5% | 23.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 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 23.5% 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 23.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Poland ranks 4th out of 68 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 14.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release