Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 95.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland, 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 95.3% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland peaked at 95.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 2010.
That places Poland 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.4% | 90.1% | 95.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 21 Luxembourg 97.5% compare
- 22 Montenegro 96.7% compare
- 23 United States 96.2% compare
- 25 Spain 94.0% compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 93.6% compare
- 27 France 91.5% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland was 95.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Poland ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release