Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle was 1.35 NPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.35 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland peaked at 1.35 NPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6357 NPIA, in 2007.
That places Poland 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle in Poland, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7594 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.6357 NPIA | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7105 NPIA | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6664 NPIA | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7826 NPIA | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7778 NPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8438 NPIA | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9083 NPIA | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.07 NPIA | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 NPIA | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.12 NPIA | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.25 NPIA | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.32 NPIA | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.32 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.34 NPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.28 NPIA | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.31 NPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.35 NPIA | +3.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.35 NPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 NPIA, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.35 NPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 NPIA, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.693 NPIA | 0.6357 NPIA | 0.7594 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.06 NPIA | 0.7778 NPIA | 1.32 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 NPIA | 1.28 NPIA | 1.35 NPIA | 4 |
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 1.35 NPIA 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 1.35 NPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6357 NPIA in 2007.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Poland ranks 4th out of 32 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 48.3%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release