Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 29.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 29.5% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland peaked at 29.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2006.
Poland ranks 22nd of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.3% | 18.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.3% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.0% | 29.5% | 4 |
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 29.5% in 2023, 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 29.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Poland ranks 22nd out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release