Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 87.4% 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 87.4%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Poland peaked at 87.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1997.
That places Poland 15th out of 142 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 both in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 67.3% | — |
| 1998 | 68.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -0.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 87.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Poland's 87.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 67.3% | 69.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 70.7% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.8% | 84.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.4% | 87.8% | 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 87.4% 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 87.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1997.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 142 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 7.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release