Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 13.1% in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
13.1%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
3rd
of 60 countries
All-time high
13.1%
in 2020
All-time low
9.7%
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 13.1% 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 3.9% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
That places Poland 3rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 1 Luxembourg 23.1% compare
- 2 Latvia 13.5% compare
- 4 Belgium 12.9% compare
- 5 Georgia 12.9% compare
- 6 Switzerland 12.7% 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 13.1% 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 13.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 60 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 35.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release