Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland stood at 1.14 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5767 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Poland 27th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5891 GPIA | 0.5767 GPIA | 0.6016 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7458 GPIA | 0.7458 GPIA | 0.7458 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9588 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 5 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland was 1.14 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5767 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release