Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 27.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland stood at 27.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland peaked at 27.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2006.
That places Poland 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.7% | 16.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.5% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.4% | 27.9% | 4 |
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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 27.9% in 2023, 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 27.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Poland ranks 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release