Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 88.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland stood at 88.7%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland peaked at 89.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 1997.
That places Poland 13th out of 140 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72.6% | — |
| 1998 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | -1.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 88.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Poland's 88.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.4% | 72.6% | 73.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 75.6% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.2% | 87.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.7% | 89.8% | 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 88.7% in 2021, 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 89.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 1997.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 13th out of 140 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release