Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Poland
Poland: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 1.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Poland, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Poland stood at 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.2% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Poland peaked at 4.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2001.
That places Poland 150th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -54.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 55% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -54.2% | 3.2% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 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 children of primary school age, female in Poland?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Poland was 1.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
- How does Poland rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Poland ranks 150th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release