Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.4 GPIA in 2020. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland, 2002β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland stood at 1.4 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland peaked at 1.45 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.4 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Poland 3rd out of 71 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.41 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 1 |
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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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland was 1.4 GPIA 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 1.45 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 71 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 down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release