Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Poland
Poland: Expected school years of pupils and students by education level was 19 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 33 countries
All-time high
19
in 2022
All-time low
18
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Poland, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Poland stood at 19. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Poland peaked at 19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2015.
Poland ranks 5th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | — |
| 2016 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.6 | 18 | 19 | 5 |
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More education data for Poland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Poland?
- Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Poland was 19 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for expected school years of pupils and students by education level?
- Poland ranks 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is expected school years of pupils and students by education level rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expected school years of pupils and students by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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