Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 75.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland stood at 75.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland peaked at 92.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2024.
That places Poland 43rd out of 108 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 upper … upper urban both in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | -17.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 75.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.8%, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 75.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.5%, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 79.7% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 87.0% | 89.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 75.6% | 92.2% | 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 75.6% 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 92.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 43rd out of 108 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 14.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release