Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Poland
Poland: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0 GPIA
World rank
154th
of 169 countries
All-time high
2 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
22
2001–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Poland stood at 0 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Poland peaked at 2 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Poland 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.36 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.32 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.21 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.28 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.5 GPIA | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 1.25 GPIA | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9395 GPIA | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9906 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9318 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9786 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9508 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.914 GPIA | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPIA | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9205 GPIA | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 2 GPIA | +117.3% |
| 2022 | 2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 GPIA | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 GPIA | 0.9395 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9948 GPIA | 0.914 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9841 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 151 San Marino 0.2031 GPIA compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.1504 GPIA compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.062 GPIA compare
- 154 Anguilla 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Albania 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cook Islands 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Colombia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Costa Rica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cyprus 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Dominica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 France 0 GPIA compare
- 154 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Croatia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 India 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Peru 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Portugal 0 GPIA 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 children one year before the official primary in Poland?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Poland was 0 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Poland ranks 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release