Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female was 78.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 108 countries
All-time high
90.7%
in 2020
All-time low
75.4%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2024
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 78.7%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland peaked at 90.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 36th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.4% | — |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 78.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.5%, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 78.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.6% | 75.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 84.4% | 87.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 78.2% | 90.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 33 Germany 79.6% compare
- 34 South Korea 79.5% compare
- 35 Romania 79.5% compare
- 37 Ukraine 78.5% compare
- 38 East Timor 77.2% compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.0% compare
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 78.7% 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 90.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 36th 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 8.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release