School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Poland
Poland: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) was 818,496 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Poland recorded 818,496 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Poland peaked at 907,652 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 539,544, in 2018.
That places Poland 58th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 615,727 | — |
| 2002 | 907,652 | +47.4% |
| 2003 | 877,096 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 858,059 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 840,180 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 813,349 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 778,758 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 740,614 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 706,210 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 675,384 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 646,909 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 624,471 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 600,992 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 584,714 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 571,469 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 558,012 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 544,495 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 539,544 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 546,561 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 804,305 | +47.2% |
| 2021 | 797,156 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 821,999 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 826,528 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 818,496 | -1.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 818,496 is above the median for high income countries, which is 80,236, 10.2× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Poland's 818,496 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 139,267, 5.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +47.4% | 615,727 | 907,652 |
| 2020 | +47.2% | 546,561 | 804,305 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 793,072 | 615,727 | 907,652 | 9 |
| 2010s | 589,255 | 539,544 | 675,384 | 10 |
| 2020s | 813,697 | 797,156 | 826,528 | 5 |
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, lower secondary education, male in Poland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Poland was 818,496 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 907,652 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 539,544 in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Poland ranks 58th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release