Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9723 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland is 0.9723 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland peaked at 0.9723 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8618 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Poland 64th out of 137 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8618 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8687 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8848 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8786 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8822 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8925 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8892 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8955 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9031 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9092 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9093 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9137 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9204 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9235 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9273 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9295 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9333 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9354 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9568 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9723 GPIA | +1.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.9723 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.9723 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8718 GPIA | 0.8618 GPIA | 0.8848 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8994 GPIA | 0.8786 GPIA | 0.9204 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9322 GPIA | 0.9235 GPIA | 0.944 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9646 GPIA | 0.9568 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 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 0.9723 GPIA 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 0.9723 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8618 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 64th out of 137 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 4.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release