Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Poland
Poland: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 98.55 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Poland, 1820–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Poland recorded 98.55 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2020.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Poland peaked at 100 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 21.13, in 1820.
Poland ranks 33rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 21.13 | — |
| 1825 | 22.8 | +7.9% |
| 1830 | 24.57 | +7.8% |
| 1835 | 26.43 | +7.6% |
| 1840 | 28.37 | +7.3% |
| 1845 | 30.4 | +7.2% |
| 1850 | 32.52 | +7.0% |
| 1855 | 34.7 | +6.7% |
| 1860 | 36.96 | +6.5% |
| 1865 | 39.27 | +6.3% |
| 1870 | 41.63 | +6.0% |
| 1875 | 44.04 | +5.8% |
| 1880 | 46.47 | +5.5% |
| 1885 | 48.93 | +5.3% |
| 1890 | 51.39 | +5.0% |
| 1895 | 53.85 | +4.8% |
| 1900 | 56.29 | +4.5% |
| 1905 | 58.7 | +4.3% |
| 1910 | 61.08 | +4.1% |
| 1915 | 63.41 | +3.8% |
| 1920 | 65.68 | +3.6% |
| 1925 | 67.88 | +3.3% |
| 1930 | 74.31 | +9.5% |
| 1935 | 80.73 | +8.6% |
| 1940 | 87.15 | +8.0% |
| 1945 | 93.58 | +7.4% |
| 1950 | 100 | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 86.92 | -13.1% |
| 1960 | 90.38 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 87 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 95 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.89 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.92 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.81 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.7 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.48 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.94 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 97.44 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.05 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.15 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.82 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.57 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.22 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.8 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.56 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.32 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.09 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.73 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.84 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 98.55 | +1.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 98.55 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.37, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Poland's 98.55 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.24, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 21.96 | 21.13 | 22.8 | 2 |
| 1830s | 25.5 | 24.57 | 26.43 | 2 |
| 1840s | 29.38 | 28.37 | 30.4 | 2 |
| 1850s | 33.61 | 32.52 | 34.7 | 2 |
| 1860s | 38.12 | 36.96 | 39.27 | 2 |
| 1870s | 42.84 | 41.63 | 44.04 | 2 |
| 1880s | 47.7 | 46.47 | 48.93 | 2 |
| 1890s | 52.62 | 51.39 | 53.85 | 2 |
| 1900s | 57.5 | 56.29 | 58.7 | 2 |
| 1910s | 62.24 | 61.08 | 63.41 | 2 |
| 1920s | 66.78 | 65.68 | 67.88 | 2 |
| 1930s | 77.52 | 74.31 | 80.73 | 2 |
| 1940s | 90.37 | 87.15 | 93.58 | 2 |
| 1950s | 93.46 | 86.92 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 88.69 | 87 | 90.38 | 2 |
| 1970s | 95.5 | 95 | 96 | 2 |
| 1980s | 98 | 98 | 98 | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.36 | 97.05 | 99 | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.11 | 95.09 | 97.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.55 | 98.55 | 98.55 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Poland?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Poland was 98.55 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.13 in 1820.
- How does Poland rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Poland ranks 33rd out of 190 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.