Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Poland
Poland: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Poland, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.9% for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Poland peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.
That places Poland 43rd out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9% | — |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
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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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Poland?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Poland was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Poland rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Poland ranks 43rd out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release