Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Poland
Poland: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 15.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Poland, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Poland recorded 15.4% for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Poland peaked at 24.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2022.
Poland ranks 69th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19.3% | — |
| 2003 | 18.7% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.7% | 24.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.8% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 15.4% | 18.4% | 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 initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Poland?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Poland was 15.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- Poland ranks 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release