Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.8778 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland stood at 0.8778 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland peaked at 0.8778 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6954 LPIA, in 2000.
Poland ranks 36th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Poland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6954 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7002 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.72 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7253 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7404 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7541 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7628 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7704 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7834 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7948 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8069 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8161 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8263 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8345 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8431 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8564 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8778 LPIA | +2.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.8778 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9018 LPIA, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.8778 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9122 LPIA, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7447 LPIA | 0.6954 LPIA | 0.7948 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8306 LPIA | 0.8069 LPIA | 0.8564 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8778 LPIA | 0.8778 LPIA | 0.8778 LPIA | 1 |
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 upper secondary education or in Poland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland was 0.8778 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8778 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6954 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 36th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release