Population of compulsory school age, male in Poland
Poland: Population of compulsory school age, male was 1.81 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, male in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Poland is 1.81 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Poland peaked at 2.59 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.79 million, in 2021.
That places Poland 63rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.59 million | — |
| 2002 | 2.49 million | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.40 million | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.32 million | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.44 million | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.34 million | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.25 million | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.16 million | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.96 million | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.93 million | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.90 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.90 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.92 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.96 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.98 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.00 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.83 million | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.79 million | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.81 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.81 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.34 million | 2.09 million | 2.59 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million | 1.90 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 million | 1.79 million | 1.83 million | 5 |
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More education data for Poland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Poland?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Poland was 1.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 million in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Poland ranks 63rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release