Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland, 2006–2023
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 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland peaked at 99.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2006.
That places Poland 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 97.8% | — |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 4 |
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)
- 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 99.7% in 2023, 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 99.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release