Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 137 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1997
All-time low
69.3%
in 1970
Years of data
30
1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland is 99.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland peaked at 100.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1970.
Poland ranks 22nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.3% | — |
| 1978 | 84.5% | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 92.9% | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Poland's 99.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.9% | 69.3% | 84.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 92.9% | 92.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 96.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland was 99.7% in 2024, 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 100.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Poland ranks 22nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release