Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.5213 LPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland, 1978β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland stood at 0.5213 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland peaked at 0.5213 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1372 LPIA, in 1978.
Poland ranks 38th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1372 LPIA | 0.1372 LPIA | 0.1372 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1966 LPIA | 0.1966 LPIA | 0.1966 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3786 LPIA | 0.3353 LPIA | 0.404 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4769 LPIA | 0.4142 LPIA | 0.5191 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5213 LPIA | 0.5213 LPIA | 0.5213 LPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland was 0.5213 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5213 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1372 LPIA in 1978.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Poland ranks 38th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release