School age population, secondary education, female in Poland
Poland: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.04 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.04 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
63rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.10 million number
in 1972
All-time low
1.04 million number
in 2019
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Poland is 1.04 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Poland peaked at 2.10 million number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million number, in 2019.
That places Poland 63rd out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.05 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.08 million number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.10 million number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 2.10 million number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 2.07 million number | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.02 million number | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.95 million number | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.86 million number | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.76 million number | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.68 million number | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 1.61 million number | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.55 million number | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.51 million number | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.49 million number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.49 million number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.50 million number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.52 million number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.56 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.60 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.65 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.69 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.74 million number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.78 million number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.82 million number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.86 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.89 million number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.93 million number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.95 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.97 million number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.96 million number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.94 million number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.91 million number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.86 million number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million number | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million number | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million number | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.44 million number | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million number | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million number | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.26 million number | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million number | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million number | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million number | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million number | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.97 million number | 1.68 million number | 2.10 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.65 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 million number | 1.69 million number | 1.97 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.94 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.04 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, secondary education, female in Poland?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Poland was 1.04 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.10 million number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Poland ranks 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.