School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Poland
Poland: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 208,896 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Poland recorded 208,896 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Poland peaked at 236,852 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 178,778, in 2010.
That places Poland 62nd out of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 236,852 | — |
| 2002 | 224,359 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 219,013 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 208,811 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 201,207 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 194,995 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 192,827 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 185,408 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 180,929 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 178,778 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 182,316 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 187,638 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 194,867 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 204,721 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 218,309 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 219,392 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 212,130 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 200,173 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 200,569 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 190,752 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 194,331 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 193,719 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 199,480 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 208,896 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 204,933 | 180,929 | 236,852 | 9 |
| 2010s | 199,889 | 178,778 | 219,392 | 10 |
| 2020s | 197,436 | 190,752 | 208,896 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Poland?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Poland was 208,896 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 236,852 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,778 in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Poland ranks 62nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release