Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Poland
Poland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 4.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Poland, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2020.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Poland peaked at 4.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2005.
Poland ranks 99th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.1% | — |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +38.2% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +8.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Poland's 4.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -38.2% | 4.8% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Poland?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Poland was 4.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2005.
- How does Poland rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Poland ranks 99th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release