Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland
Poland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 20.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
20.6%
Change on year
up 54.4%
World rank
16th
of 98 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2018
All-time low
13.3%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2011–2018
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland is 20.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.4% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Poland ranks 16th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15.8% | — |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +54.4% |
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More education data for Poland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (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 20.6% in 2018, 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 20.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2017.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Poland ranks 16th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.