School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Poland
Poland: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 201,455 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Poland stood at 201,455 number.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Poland peaked at 372,803 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 176,042 number, in 2016.
Poland ranks 60th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 372,803 number | — |
| 1971 | 369,772 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 355,097 number | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 334,443 number | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 314,976 number | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 294,541 number | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 276,888 number | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 267,870 number | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 264,210 number | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 260,132 number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 256,230 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 254,948 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 258,444 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 265,243 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 273,171 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 282,327 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 292,081 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 300,287 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 308,065 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 315,815 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 322,927 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 329,378 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 336,049 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 341,556 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 345,782 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 350,005 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 350,817 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 343,546 number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 332,232 number | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 321,118 number | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 308,610 number | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 296,914 number | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 289,620 number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 284,291 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 277,639 number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 270,941 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 263,069 number | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 251,890 number | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 239,245 number | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 227,593 number | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 216,673 number | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 206,904 number | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 198,115 number | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 191,267 number | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 185,246 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 179,081 number | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 176,042 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 179,534 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 186,608 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 193,342 number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 201,455 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 311,073 number | 260,132 number | 372,803 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 280,661 number | 254,948 number | 315,815 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 337,341 number | 321,118 number | 350,817 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 270,981 number | 227,593 number | 308,610 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,281 number | 176,042 number | 216,673 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 201,455 number | 201,455 number | 201,455 number | 1 |
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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Poland?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Poland was 201,455 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 372,803 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,042 number in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Poland ranks 60th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.