Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland
Poland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.8% 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 10.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland peaked at 10.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2013.
Poland ranks 46th of 121 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 | 7.3% | — |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 10.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.04 % change on previous year (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 10.8% 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 10.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Poland ranks 46th out of 121 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 53.6%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release