Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Poland
Poland: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 22.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 22.9% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Poland peaked at 22.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2006.
That places Poland 9th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.7% | — |
| 2002 | 16.6% | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +58.1% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +2.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 22.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.3%, 2.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Poland's 22.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.3%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +58.1% | 11.6% | 18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 9.1% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 11.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.1% | 22.9% | 5 |
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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Poland?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Poland was 22.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Poland ranks 9th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release