Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Poland
Poland: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.04 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Poland, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Poland is 1.04, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Poland peaked at 1.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8555, in 1970.
Poland ranks 21st of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8711 | 0.8555 | 0.8866 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9283 | 0.9283 | 0.9283 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.981 | 0.9627 | 0.9933 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.9969 | 1.02 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 2 |
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Poland?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Poland was 1.04 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8555 in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Poland ranks 21st out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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