Girls and boys who are out of school in Poland
Poland: Girls and boys who are out of school was 11,415 girls in 2020. ▲ Rising
Girls and boys who are out of school in Poland, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
In 2020, girls and boys who are out of school in Poland stood at 11,415 girls. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 69.5% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Poland peaked at 56,307 girls in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11,415 girls, in 2020.
Poland ranks 95th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Poland, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15,640 girls | — |
| 2002 | 16,795 girls | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 15,754 girls | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 16,649 girls | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 17,332 girls | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 19,352 girls | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 25,153 girls | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 30,228 girls | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 33,657 girls | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 31,432 girls | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 34,172 girls | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 36,300 girls | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 39,732 girls | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 44,246 girls | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 56,307 girls | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 50,186 girls | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 37,445 girls | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 11,415 girls | -69.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,173 girls | 15,640 girls | 33,657 girls | 9 |
| 2010s | 41,228 girls | 31,432 girls | 56,307 girls | 8 |
| 2020s | 11,415 girls | 11,415 girls | 11,415 girls | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is girls and boys who are out of school in Poland?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Poland was 11,415 girls in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 56,307 girls in 2017.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,415 girls in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Poland ranks 95th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.