Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Poland
Poland: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 10.7 in 2012. βΌ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Poland, 2000β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 10.7 for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Poland peaked at 13.9 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.7, in 2011.
That places Poland 21st out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.52 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.87 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 3 |
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More education data for Poland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Poland?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Poland was 10.7 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 in 2011.
- How does Poland rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Poland ranks 21st out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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