Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Poland
Poland: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 14.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Poland, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 14.2% for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Poland peaked at 22.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 36th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.4% | — |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -25.4% |
| 2025 | 14.2% | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 14.2% | 22.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Poland?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Poland was 14.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Poland ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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