Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland
Poland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.5% 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 7.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Poland peaked at 7.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2011.
Poland ranks 17th of 124 countries on this measure, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.4% | — |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (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 7.5% 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 7.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Poland ranks 17th 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 up 16.1%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release