Over-age students, primary, male in Poland
Poland: Over-age students, primary, male was 1.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Poland, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Poland is 1.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Poland peaked at 3.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2017.
That places Poland 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.0% | — |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 6 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Poland?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Poland was 1.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
- How does Poland rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Poland ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.