Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Poland

Poland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.12 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.12 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
20th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.9858 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
31
1972–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Poland, 1972–2018

00.250.50.7511.21972199520181972: 0.986 GPI1973: 0.994 GPI1974: 0.996 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Poland stood at 1.12 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Poland peaked at 1.15 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9858 GPI, in 1972.

Poland ranks 20th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Poland, 1972 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1972 0.9858 GPI
1973 0.994 GPI +0.8%
1974 0.9959 GPI +0.2%
1989 1.02 GPI +2.9%
1990 1.03 GPI +0.8%
1991 1.03 GPI -0.6%
1992 1.02 GPI -0.2%
1993 1.01 GPI -1.1%
1994 1.02 GPI +0.8%
1995 1.03 GPI +1.3%
1996 1.04 GPI +0.8%
1997 1.04 GPI -0.0%
1998 1.05 GPI +0.4%
1999 1.05 GPI +0.5%
2000 1.06 GPI +0.8%
2001 1.07 GPI +0.9%
2002 1.07 GPI +0.0%
2003 1.07 GPI -0.1%
2004 1.1 GPI +2.4%
2005 1.09 GPI -0.5%
2006 1.09 GPI -0.1%
2007 1.09 GPI +0.4%
2008 1.1 GPI +0.7%
2009 1.11 GPI +0.7%
2010 1.13 GPI +1.9%
2011 1.14 GPI +1.1%
2012 1.14 GPI +0.1%
2013 1.15 GPI +0.5%
2014 1.14 GPI -0.9%
2017 1.13 GPI -1.2%
2018 1.12 GPI -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9919 GPI 0.9858 GPI 0.9959 GPI 3
1980s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2000s 1.08 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.11 GPI 10
2010s 1.14 GPI 1.12 GPI 1.15 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 17 Estonia 1.12 GPI compare
  2. 18 Bahrain 1.12 GPI compare
  3. 19 Albania 1.12 GPI compare
  4. 21 Tunisia 1.12 GPI compare
  5. 22 Iceland 1.12 GPI compare
  6. 23 Belgium 1.12 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 218 places →

More education data for Poland

All data for Poland →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Poland?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Poland was 1.12 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9858 GPI in 1972.
How does Poland rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Poland ranks 20th out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Poland. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-to-tertiary-gender-parity-index-gpi/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-to-tertiary-gender-parity-index-gpi/poland/">Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Poland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.