Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland
Poland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 15.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland peaked at 17.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2018.
Poland ranks 44th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.9% | — |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +94.9% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 8.9% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.8% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 41 Korea 16.9% compare
- 42 North Macedonia 16.2% compare
- 43 Burundi 15.9% compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 15.5% compare
- 46 Netherlands 15.3% compare
- 47 Canada 15.3% compare
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland was 15.6% 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 17.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Poland ranks 44th out of 123 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 up 30.7%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release