School age population, lower secondary education, female in Poland
Poland: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 530,727 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Poland recorded 530,727 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Poland peaked at 1.05 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 490,153 number, in 1982.
That places Poland 64th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.05 million number | — |
| 1971 | 713,511 number | -32.3% |
| 1972 | 711,203 number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 693,356 number | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 660,531 number | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 622,543 number | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 583,826 number | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 548,479 number | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 805,869 number | +46.9% |
| 1979 | 511,473 number | -36.5% |
| 1980 | 503,397 number | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 495,105 number | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 490,153 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 492,734 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 502,654 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 516,810 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 533,290 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 549,879 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 836,581 number | +52.1% |
| 1989 | 581,292 number | -30.5% |
| 1990 | 595,719 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 609,321 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 622,630 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 634,715 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 645,340 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 654,452 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 663,411 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 666,703 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 660,057 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 643,382 number | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 622,235 number | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 598,939 number | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 881,562 number | +47.2% |
| 2003 | 851,227 number | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 827,792 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 808,835 number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 791,185 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 769,861 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 744,464 number | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 713,589 number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 679,855 number | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 646,433 number | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 615,285 number | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 587,654 number | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 564,113 number | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 543,710 number | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 524,126 number | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 510,060 number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 505,151 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 513,387 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 530,727 number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 690,494 number | 511,473 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 550,190 number | 490,153 number | 836,581 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 639,573 number | 595,719 number | 666,703 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 760,969 number | 598,939 number | 881,562 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 568,977 number | 505,151 number | 679,855 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 530,727 number | 530,727 number | 530,727 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Poland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Poland was 530,727 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,153 number in 1982.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Poland ranks 64th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.