School age population, primary education, both sexes in Poland
Poland: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 2.38 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.38 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 206 countries
All-time high
4.04 million number
in 1993
All-time low
2.15 million number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Poland is 2.38 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Poland peaked at 4.04 million number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.15 million number, in 2014.
That places Poland 60th out of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.04 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.84 million number | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 3.63 million number | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 3.44 million number | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 3.28 million number | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 3.17 million number | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 3.10 million number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 3.06 million number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 3.05 million number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 3.06 million number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.10 million number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 3.16 million number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.25 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.35 million number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 3.46 million number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 3.56 million number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 3.67 million number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 3.75 million number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.83 million number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.90 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 3.96 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 4.00 million number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.04 million number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.04 million number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.01 million number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.94 million number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.83 million number | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 3.70 million number | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.58 million number | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 3.47 million number | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.37 million number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.28 million number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.20 million number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.11 million number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.00 million number | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.88 million number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.75 million number | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.62 million number | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.51 million number | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.40 million number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.32 million number | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.25 million number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.19 million number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.18 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.23 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.30 million number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.35 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.38 million number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.38 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.37 million number | 3.05 million number | 4.04 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.50 million number | 3.10 million number | 3.90 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.86 million number | 3.47 million number | 4.04 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 million number | 2.40 million number | 3.37 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million number | 2.15 million number | 2.38 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 million number | 2.38 million number | 2.38 million 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, primary education, both sexes in Poland?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Poland was 2.38 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 million number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 million number in 2014.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Poland ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.