Pupils and students enrolled by education level … coverage in Poland

Poland: Pupils and students enrolled by education level … coverage was 1.53 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.53 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
7th
of 41 countries
All-time high
1.53 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.19 million
in 2016
Years of data
11
2013–2023

Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Poland, 2013–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2013201820232013: 1.2M2014: 1.3M2015: 1.3M2016: 1.2M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.4M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.4M2021: 1.4M2022: 1.5M2023: 1.5M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Poland recorded 1.53 million for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Poland peaked at 1.53 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million, in 2016.

That places Poland 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Pupils and students enrolled by education level … coverage in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year in Poland, 2013 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2013 1.22 million —
2014 1.26 million +3.3%
2015 1.26 million +0.0%
2016 1.19 million -5.0%
2017 1.32 million +10.6%
2018 1.37 million +3.9%
2019 1.40 million +1.7%
2020 1.41 million +0.9%
2021 1.44 million +2.2%
2022 1.49 million +3.6%
2023 1.53 million +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.29 million 1.19 million 1.40 million 7
2020s 1.47 million 1.41 million 1.53 million 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 5 Türkiye 1.99 million compare
  2. 6 Spain 1.61 million compare
  3. 7 Poland 1.53 million compare
  4. 9 Italy 1.28 million compare
  5. 10 Sweden 626,687 compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Poland?
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Poland was 1.53 million in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 million in 2023.
What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million in 2016.
How does Poland rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme?
Poland ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
Is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 426 data points, 2012–2023
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