School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Poland
Poland: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 365,062 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Poland recorded 365,062 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Poland peaked at 971,065 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 365,062 number, in 2020.
Poland ranks 40th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 607,961 number | — |
| 1978 | 703,488 number | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 485,326 number | -31.0% |
| 1998 | 916,181 number | +88.8% |
| 1999 | 936,586 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 955,100 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 971,065 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 661,101 number | -31.9% |
| 2003 | 664,846 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 657,858 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 640,521 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 618,787 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 594,165 number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 570,001 number | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 550,946 number | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 537,336 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 524,918 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 512,088 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 498,451 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 480,917 number | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 459,102 number | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 436,358 number | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 415,738 number | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 396,258 number | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 379,114 number | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 365,062 number | -3.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 365,062 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,637 number, 11.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Poland's 365,062 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,371 number, 7.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +88.8% | 485,326 number | 916,181 number |
| 2002 | -31.9% | 971,065 number | 661,101 number |
| 1988 | -31.0% | 703,488 number | 485,326 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 655,724 number | 607,961 number | 703,488 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 485,326 number | 485,326 number | 485,326 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 926,384 number | 916,181 number | 936,586 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 688,439 number | 550,946 number | 971,065 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,028 number | 379,114 number | 537,336 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 365,062 number | 365,062 number | 365,062 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.91 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Poland?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Poland was 365,062 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 971,065 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 365,062 number in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Poland ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.