Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Poland
Poland: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Poland, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Poland is 99.91, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Poland peaked at 100 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 17.75, in 1820.
That places Poland 8th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 17.75 | — |
| 1825 | 19.35 | +9.0% |
| 1830 | 21.07 | +8.9% |
| 1835 | 22.89 | +8.6% |
| 1840 | 24.83 | +8.5% |
| 1845 | 26.87 | +8.2% |
| 1850 | 29.01 | +8.0% |
| 1855 | 31.26 | +7.8% |
| 1860 | 33.59 | +7.5% |
| 1865 | 36.02 | +7.2% |
| 1870 | 38.51 | +6.9% |
| 1875 | 41.07 | +6.6% |
| 1880 | 43.68 | +6.4% |
| 1885 | 46.33 | +6.1% |
| 1890 | 49 | +5.8% |
| 1895 | 51.68 | +5.5% |
| 1900 | 54.36 | +5.2% |
| 1905 | 57.01 | +4.9% |
| 1910 | 59.62 | +4.6% |
| 1915 | 62.19 | +4.3% |
| 1920 | 64.69 | +4.0% |
| 1925 | 70.06 | +8.3% |
| 1930 | 81.73 | +16.7% |
| 1935 | 99 | +21.1% |
| 1940 | 86.01 | -13.1% |
| 1945 | 83.59 | -2.8% |
| 1950 | 100 | +19.6% |
| 1955 | 90.57 | -9.4% |
| 1960 | 92.23 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 88 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 95 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 99.09 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 99.01 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.03 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.92 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.83 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.59 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.05 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 97.56 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.17 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.23 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.86 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.59 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.23 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.84 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.6 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.36 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.12 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.42 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.59 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 98.53 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 99.98 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 99.98 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.88 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 99.91 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Poland's 99.91 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.57, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 18.55 | 17.75 | 19.35 | 2 |
| 1830s | 21.98 | 21.07 | 22.89 | 2 |
| 1840s | 25.85 | 24.83 | 26.87 | 2 |
| 1850s | 30.14 | 29.01 | 31.26 | 2 |
| 1860s | 34.81 | 33.59 | 36.02 | 2 |
| 1870s | 39.79 | 38.51 | 41.07 | 2 |
| 1880s | 45 | 43.68 | 46.33 | 2 |
| 1890s | 50.34 | 49 | 51.68 | 2 |
| 1900s | 55.69 | 54.36 | 57.01 | 2 |
| 1910s | 60.91 | 59.62 | 62.19 | 2 |
| 1920s | 67.38 | 64.69 | 70.06 | 2 |
| 1930s | 90.37 | 81.73 | 99 | 2 |
| 1940s | 84.8 | 83.59 | 86.01 | 2 |
| 1950s | 95.28 | 90.57 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 90.12 | 88 | 92.23 | 2 |
| 1970s | 95.5 | 95 | 96 | 2 |
| 1980s | 98 | 98 | 98 | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.47 | 97.17 | 99.09 | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.08 | 95.12 | 97.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.65 | 98.53 | 99.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Poland?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Poland was 99.91 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1950.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.75 in 1820.
- How does Poland rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.