Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 26.3% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland, 2002β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland is 26.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland peaked at 26.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2002.
Poland ranks 53rd of 108 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 | 16.8% | 14.0% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.0% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.3% | 2 |
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 26.3% 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 26.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2002.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Poland ranks 53rd out of 108 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 27.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release