Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Poland
Poland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Poland is 0.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Poland peaked at 3.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2025.
That places Poland 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -24.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 181 United Arab Emirates 0.4% compare
- 181 Türkiye 0.4% compare
- 183 Aruba 0.3% compare
- 183 Australia 0.3% compare
- 183 Brazil 0.3% compare
- 183 Chile 0.3% compare
- 183 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
- 183 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 183 Saudi Arabia 0.3% compare
- 183 Sweden 0.3% compare
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Poland?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Poland was 0.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Poland ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release