Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 22.4% in 2024. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 22.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Poland peaked at 22.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1978.
That places Poland 28th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 3.6% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.3% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.0% | 22.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 22.4% 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 22.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1978.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Poland ranks 28th out of 95 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 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release