Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland
Poland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland is 1.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland peaked at 1.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
Poland ranks 62nd of 121 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.1% | — |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 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 1.0% 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 1.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Poland ranks 62nd out of 121 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 8.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release