Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary was 20.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland, 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 20.2% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland peaked at 20.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2002.
Poland ranks 37th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.2% | — |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +47.4% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +3.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 20.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.3%, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Poland's 20.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.3%, 71% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +47.4% | 7.2% | 10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 11.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 12.5% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.91 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
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 20.2% 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 20.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2002.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Poland ranks 37th out of 79 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 62.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release