Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9698 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland, 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.9698 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland peaked at 0.972 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9386 GPIA, in 2010.
Poland ranks 27th of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.955 GPIA | 0.9386 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9698 GPIA | 0.9698 GPIA | 0.9698 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9849 GPIA compare
- 25 France 0.984 GPIA compare
- 26 Belgium 0.971 GPIA compare
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 0.9444 GPIA
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 0.9698 GPIA 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 0.972 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9386 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 28 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 3.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release