Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland, Republic of
Poland, Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 29.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland, Republic of, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland, Republic of recorded 29.3% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland, Republic of peaked at 29.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1970.
That places Poland, Republic of 44th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 10.2% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.3% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 23.8% | 29.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland, Republic of
- 41 Slovenia, Republic of 30.0% compare
- 42 Latvia, Republic of 29.5% compare
- 43 Greece 29.5% compare
- 45 Azerbaijan, Republic of 28.3% compare
- 46 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 27.9% compare
- 47 Malta 27.4% compare
More education data for Poland, Republic of
- 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, Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland, Republic of was 29.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Poland, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Poland, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1970.
- How does Poland, Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Poland, Republic of ranks 44th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Poland, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland, Republic of 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release