Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 29.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland 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 peaked at 29.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1970.
That places Poland 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.8% | — |
| 1978 | 7.2% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +5.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 29.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Poland's 29.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.91 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
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 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?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Poland ranks 44th out of 129 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 37.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release