Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland
Poland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 12.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 12.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland peaked at 24.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2022.
That places Poland 65th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 19.6% | — |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +39.7% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -29.1% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.5% | 24.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.1% | 16.9% | 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 12.6% 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 24.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Poland ranks 65th out of 124 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 37.2%. 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 Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release