Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Poland
Poland: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural was 7.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Poland, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 7.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 169.4% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Poland peaked at 7.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2016.
That places Poland 55th out of 68 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.0% | — |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +45.2% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +169.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 7.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Poland's 7.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.8%, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +169.4% | 2.6% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.6% | 7.0% | 2 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Poland?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Poland was 7.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Poland ranks 55th out of 68 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, rural, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release