Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Poland
Poland: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 41,318 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Poland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Poland stood at 41,318 number.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Poland peaked at 43,399 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16,419 number, in 1998.
Poland ranks 20th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16,419 number | — |
| 1999 | 19,735 number | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 22,239 number | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 25,622 number | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 28,345 number | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 31,072 number | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 32,054 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 33,040 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 32,725 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 31,831 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 31,814 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 32,494 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 35,671 number | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 37,492 number | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 40,263 number | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 42,295 number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 43,358 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 43,399 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43,177 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 43,181 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41,318 number | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,077 number | 16,419 number | 19,735 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 30,124 number | 22,239 number | 33,040 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,128 number | 35,671 number | 43,399 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Poland?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Poland was 41,318 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 43,399 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,419 number in 1998.
- How does Poland rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Poland ranks 20th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.