Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Poland
Poland: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ was 4,988 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Poland, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Poland stood at 4,988 millions.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Poland peaked at 5,318 millions in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,211 millions, in 2002.
Poland ranks 20th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ in Poland, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,211 millions | — |
| 2003 | 2,324 millions | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 2,663 millions | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 3,273 millions | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 3,683 millions | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 4,157 millions | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 5,257 millions | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 4,400 millions | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 4,656 millions | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 4,636 millions | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4,253 millions | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 4,325 millions | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4,294 millions | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3,702 millions | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 3,582 millions | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 3,774 millions | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 3,968 millions | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 4,330 millions | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 4,926 millions | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 5,318 millions | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 4,988 millions | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,496 millions | 2,211 millions | 5,257 millions | 8 |
| 2010s | 4,152 millions | 3,582 millions | 4,656 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,077 millions | 4,926 millions | 5,318 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Poland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Poland?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ in Poland was 4,988 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,318 millions in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,211 millions in 2002.
- How does Poland rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$?
- Poland ranks 20th out of 115 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, us$ rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 upper secondary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release