School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Poland
Poland: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 740,154 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Poland is 740,154 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Poland peaked at 1.98 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 740,154 number, in 2020.
That places Poland 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.24 million number | — |
| 1978 | 1.44 million number | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 992,060 number | -31.1% |
| 1998 | 1.87 million number | +88.5% |
| 1999 | 1.91 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.95 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.98 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.35 million number | -31.9% |
| 2003 | 1.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.35 million number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million number | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million number | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million number | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 985,408 number | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 939,690 number | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 892,232 number | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 848,895 number | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 807,150 number | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 770,188 number | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 740,154 number | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.44 million number | 2 |
| 1980s | 992,060 number | 992,060 number | 992,060 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.89 million number | 1.87 million number | 1.91 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.98 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 949,795 number | 770,188 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 740,154 number | 740,154 number | 740,154 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,904 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,453 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 840,254 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 557,268 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Poland?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Poland was 740,154 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 million number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 740,154 number in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Poland ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.