Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita (capita) in Poland
Poland: Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita (capita) was 0.0225 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Poland, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.0225 units per person for enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Poland peaked at 0.0581 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0186 units per person, in 2020.
That places Poland 192nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita (capita) in Poland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0581 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0549 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0523 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0534 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0533 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0534 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0536 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.054 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0531 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0512 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0498 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0492 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.048 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0459 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0447 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0434 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0418 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0401 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0384 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0367 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0351 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0335 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0321 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.031 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0303 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0296 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0294 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0291 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.029 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.031 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0309 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0314 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0186 units per person | -41.0% |
| 2021 | 0.021 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0214 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0224 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0225 units per person | +0.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0225 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0323 units per person, 70% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0225 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0298 units per person, 75% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita (capita) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -41.0% | 0.0314 units per person | 0.0186 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0551 units per person | 0.0523 units per person | 0.0581 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0534 units per person | 0.0534 units per person | 0.0534 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0512 units per person | 0.0459 units per person | 0.054 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0377 units per person | 0.031 units per person | 0.0447 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0301 units per person | 0.029 units per person | 0.0314 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0212 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | 0.0225 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Poland?
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Poland was 0.0225 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0581 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 units per person in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Poland ranks 192nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.