Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland
Poland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2012.
That places Poland 30th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.4% | — |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 27 Iceland 1.6% compare
- 28 United States of America 1.6% compare
- 29 Slovenia 1.6% compare
- 31 Germany 1.6% compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.6% compare
- 33 Philippines 1.6% 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 1.6% 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 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Poland ranks 30th 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 23.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release