Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland

Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8778 LPIA in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8778 LPIA
World rank
36th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.8778 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6954 LPIA
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2020

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland, 2000–2020

00.20.40.60.82000201020202000: 0.695 LPIA2001: 0.7 LPIA2002: 0.72 LPIA2003: 0.725 LPIA2004: 0.74 LPIA2005: 0.754 LPIA2006: 0.763 LPIA2007: 0.77 LPIA2008: 0.783 LPIA2009: 0.795 LPIA2010: 0.807 LPIA2011: 0.816 LPIA2012: 0.826 LPIA2013: 0.835 LPIA2014: 0.843 LPIA2016: 0.856 LPIA2020: 0.878 LPIA

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 33 France 0.8929 LPIA compare
  2. 34 Iceland 0.8794 LPIA compare
  3. 35 Australia 0.8778 LPIA compare
  4. 37 Italy 0.8719 LPIA compare
  5. 38 Malta 0.8572 LPIA compare
  6. 39 Sri Lanka 0.8543 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

More education data for Poland

All data for Poland β†’

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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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
105 places, 1,647 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release