Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.7782 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7782 LPIA
World rank
44th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.8616 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.6639 LPIA
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.7782 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland peaked at 0.8616 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6639 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Poland 44th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Poland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6639 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.6687 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6912 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6935 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7068 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7266 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7371 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7452 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7554 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7667 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7814 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7934 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.804 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.816 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8271 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8385 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8616 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7782 LPIA | -9.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.7782 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.7782 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9158 LPIA, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7155 LPIA | 0.6639 LPIA | 0.7667 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8101 LPIA | 0.7814 LPIA | 0.8385 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8199 LPIA | 0.7782 LPIA | 0.8616 LPIA | 2 |
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 0.7782 LPIA in 2024, 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 0.8616 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6639 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 44th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release