Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme … age in Poland
Poland: Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme … age was 1.59 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Poland, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.59 million for pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Poland peaked at 1.74 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million, in 2017.
Poland ranks 8th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme … age in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.19 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.15 million | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.74 million | +59.2% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 1.59 million | +11.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme … age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +59.2% | 1.10 million | 1.74 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.12 million | 1.08 million | 1.19 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.58 million | 1.42 million | 1.74 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 6 Spain 1.73 million compare
- 7 Italy 1.70 million compare
- 9 Poland 1.42 million compare
- 10 Netherlands 781,143 compare
- 10 Netherlands 781,143 compare
More education data for Poland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 17.97 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 82.03 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0497 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 19.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 80.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 0.1358 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 14.9 (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 4 (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 1.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Poland?
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Poland was 1.59 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million in 2017.
- How does Poland rank for pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).