Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Poland
Poland: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 47.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Poland, 2006–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 47.3% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Poland peaked at 48.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2006.
Poland ranks 71st of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 41.5% | — |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 47.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 41.5% | 42.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 43.1% | 44.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.3% | 48.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 teachers in tertiary education who are female in Poland?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Poland was 47.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Poland ranks 71st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release