Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.5864 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 0.5864 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland peaked at 0.5864 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1327 LPIA, in 1978.
Poland ranks 22nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1327 LPIA | 0.1327 LPIA | 0.1327 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.219 LPIA | 0.219 LPIA | 0.219 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4374 LPIA | 0.389 LPIA | 0.4704 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5294 LPIA | 0.4731 LPIA | 0.57 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5864 LPIA | 0.5864 LPIA | 0.5864 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)
- 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 0.5864 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 0.5864 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1327 LPIA in 1978.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Poland ranks 22nd out of 39 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 23.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release