Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.21 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland is 1.21 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6138 GPIA, in 1978.
Poland ranks 31st of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6196 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.6138 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7853 GPIA | +27.9% |
| 1997 | 1.11 GPIA | +40.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9318 GPIA | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9663 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.25 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.21 GPIA | -1.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.21 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.21 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +40.7% | 0.7853 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA |
| 1988 | +27.9% | 0.6138 GPIA | 0.7853 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6167 GPIA | 0.6138 GPIA | 0.6196 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7853 GPIA | 0.7853 GPIA | 0.7853 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.9318 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 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 1.21 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 1.25 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6138 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 127 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 1.6%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release