Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland
Poland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland is 19.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland peaked at 19.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2018.
That places Poland 44th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 12.6% | — |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +76.4% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.0% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.4% | 19.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 41 Netherlands 20.5% compare
- 42 Burundi 19.8% compare
- 43 North Macedonia 19.8% compare
- 45 Madagascar 19.5% compare
- 46 Georgia 19.0% compare
- 47 Estonia 18.8% 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 19.7% 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 19.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Poland ranks 44th 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 up 48.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release