Primary education, pupils in Poland
Poland: Primary education, pupils was 1.60 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Poland, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.60 million for primary education, pupils in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Poland peaked at 4.03 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million, in 2020.
That places Poland 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.34 million | 3.08 million | 3.86 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.58 million | 3.12 million | 3.92 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.81 million | 3.43 million | 4.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.80 million | 2.29 million | 3.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 million | 2.15 million | 2.31 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million | 1.33 million | 1.60 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 135,357 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.3 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Poland?
- Primary education, pupils in Poland was 1.60 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for primary education, pupils?
- Poland ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.