Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland

Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9723 GPIA in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9723 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
64th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.9723 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.8618 GPIA
in 1997
Years of data
21
1997–2021

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.811997200920211997: 0.862 GPIA1998: 0.869 GPIA1999: 0.885 GPIA2000: 0.879 GPIA2001: 0.882 GPIA2002: 0.893 GPIA2003: 0.889 GPIA2004: 0.896 GPIA2005: 0.903 GPIA2006: 0.909 GPIA2007: 0.909 GPIA2008: 0.914 GPIA2009: 0.92 GPIA2010: 0.923 GPIA2011: 0.927 GPIA2012: 0.93 GPIA2013: 0.933 GPIA2014: 0.935 GPIA2016: 0.944 GPIA2020: 0.957 GPIA2021: 0.972 GPIA

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 61 Ecuador 0.9819 GPIA compare
  2. 62 Japan 0.9799 GPIA compare
  3. 63 Iceland 0.9753 GPIA compare
  4. 65 Andorra 0.9717 GPIA compare
  5. 66 Mexico 0.9688 GPIA compare
  6. 67 Bulgaria 0.9685 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 137 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 0.9723 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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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
137 places, 2,214 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release