Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 36.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland, 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 36.8% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland peaked at 36.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2002.
Poland ranks 44th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 17.9% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 26.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 36.2% | 36.8% | 2 |
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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 36.8% in 2021, 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 36.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2002.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Poland ranks 44th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release