Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in Poland
Poland: Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.4452 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland, 1978–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland stood at 0.4452 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland peaked at 0.4452 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.138 LPIA, in 1978.
Poland ranks 41st of 70 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.
Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in Poland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.138 LPIA | — |
| 1988 | 0.1765 LPIA | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2726 LPIA | +54.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3296 LPIA | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3237 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3436 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3554 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3836 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4001 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4012 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.403 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3977 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4271 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4133 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4356 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4452 LPIA | +2.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.4452 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6407 LPIA, 69% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.4452 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5912 LPIA, 75% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +54.4% | 0.1765 LPIA | 0.2726 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.138 LPIA | 0.138 LPIA | 0.138 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1765 LPIA | 0.1765 LPIA | 0.1765 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3086 LPIA | 0.2726 LPIA | 0.3296 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3961 LPIA | 0.3436 LPIA | 0.4356 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4452 LPIA | 0.4452 LPIA | 0.4452 LPIA | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland was 0.4452 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 0.4452 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.138 LPIA in 1978.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Poland ranks 41st out of 70 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 29.6%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release