Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Poland
Poland: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Poland, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Poland stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Poland peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1996.
That places Poland 18th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +32.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
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 government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Poland?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Poland was 0.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
- How does Poland rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Poland ranks 18th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary 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