Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.8919 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland is 0.8919 LPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland peaked at 0.8919 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.72 LPIA, in 2000.
Poland ranks 32nd 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, completed … male upper location LPIA in Poland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.72 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.725 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.743 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7512 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7687 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7767 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.784 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7911 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8074 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8195 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8291 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8354 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8449 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8494 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8555 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8717 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8919 LPIA | +2.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.8919 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9002 LPIA, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.8919 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7687 LPIA | 0.72 LPIA | 0.8195 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8477 LPIA | 0.8291 LPIA | 0.8717 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8919 LPIA | 0.8919 LPIA | 0.8919 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 0.8919 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 0.8919 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 32nd 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 7.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release