Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Poland
Poland: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.6667 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6667 modelled data
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
163rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8421 modelled data
in 2016
All-time low
0.6667 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.6667 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Poland peaked at 0.8421 modelled data in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6667 modelled data, in 2025.
Poland ranks 163rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Poland, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.82 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7885 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.748 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7188 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7083 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7576 modelled data | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8023 modelled data | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7831 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.759 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7561 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7564 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7639 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7656 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7857 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7959 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.814 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8421 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8056 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7647 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7419 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7407 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7391 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7368 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6875 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.75 modelled data | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6667 modelled data | -11.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.6667 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8519 modelled data, 78% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.6667 modelled data is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8619 modelled data, 77% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7642 modelled data | 0.7083 modelled data | 0.82 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7836 modelled data | 0.7419 modelled data | 0.8421 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7201 modelled data | 0.6667 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 160 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6818 modelled data compare
- 161 Saint Lucia 0.6739 modelled data compare
- 162 Andorra 0.6695 modelled data compare
- 164 Lithuania 0.6667 modelled data compare
- 165 Bangladesh 0.6648 modelled data compare
- 166 Serbia 0.6618 modelled data 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Poland?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Poland was 0.6667 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8421 modelled data in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6667 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Poland ranks 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release