Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland
Poland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 26.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland stood at 26.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland peaked at 29.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2019.
Poland ranks 57th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29.5% | — |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.4% | 24.2% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.1% | 27.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland was 26.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Poland ranks 57th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release