Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Poland
Poland: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 16.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Poland, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 16.68 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Poland peaked at 16.68 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.11, in 1990.
Poland ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.11 | — |
| 1991 | 12.15 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 12.16 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 12.82 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 13.08 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 13.1 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 13.38 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 13.91 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 14.36 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 14.74 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 14.89 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 15.26 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 15.62 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 15.81 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.18 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.38 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.38 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.38 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.42 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.77 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 15.66 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.7 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.59 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 16.21 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 16.41 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 16.63 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.05 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 15.93 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.87 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.84 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 16.43 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 16.68 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 16.68 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.18 | 12.11 | 14.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.37 | 14.89 | 15.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.08 | 15.66 | 16.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.41 | 15.84 | 16.68 | 4 |
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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 expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Poland?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Poland was 16.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.68 in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.11 in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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