Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Poland
Poland: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 198,952 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Poland recorded 198,952 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Poland peaked at 348,643 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 181,457 number, in 2012.
That places Poland 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 302,258 number | — |
| 1971 | 282,152 number | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 267,420 number | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 259,292 number | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 256,004 number | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 255,724 number | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 256,746 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 258,118 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 262,605 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 269,303 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 277,382 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 286,031 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 296,116 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 305,992 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 315,415 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 324,151 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 331,964 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 337,909 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 343,000 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 346,761 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 348,643 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 348,177 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 345,792 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 337,846 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 326,300 number | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 313,169 number | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 300,262 number | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 289,140 number | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 281,146 number | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 274,953 number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 269,166 number | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 262,541 number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 253,947 number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 243,238 number | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 231,423 number | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 219,539 number | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 208,551 number | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 199,714 number | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 192,654 number | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 187,371 number | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 183,893 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 182,222 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 181,457 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 185,314 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 191,921 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 199,335 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 205,688 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 209,305 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 208,172 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 204,097 number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 198,952 number | -2.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 198,952 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 8.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Poland's 198,952 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 5.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 266,962 number | 255,724 number | 302,258 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 316,472 number | 277,382 number | 346,761 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 316,543 number | 274,953 number | 348,643 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 226,814 number | 187,371 number | 269,166 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 195,140 number | 181,457 number | 209,305 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 198,952 number | 198,952 number | 198,952 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Poland?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Poland was 198,952 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 348,643 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,457 number in 2012.
- How does Poland rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Poland ranks 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.