Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Poland
Poland: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 105.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Poland is 105.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Poland peaked at 105.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2020.
Poland ranks 65th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 98.0% | 100.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 94.5% | 100.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 82.2% | 105.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 62 Azerbaijan 105.6% compare
- 63 Algeria 105.5% compare
- 64 Mauritania 105.4% compare
- 66 Cyprus 105.3% compare
- 67 Colombia 104.8% compare
- 68 Costa Rica 104.8% compare
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, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Poland?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Poland was 105.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 105.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Poland ranks 65th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.