School age population, tertiary education, male in Poland
Poland: School age population, tertiary education, male was 882,414 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in Poland stood at 882,414. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Poland peaked at 1.69 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 882,414, in 2024.
Poland ranks 64th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.60 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.66 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.63 million | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.51 million | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.43 million | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.07 million | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 954,508 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 927,325 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 900,441 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 882,414 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 million | 1.51 million | 1.69 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million | 1.03 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 933,158 | 882,414 | 1.00 million | 5 |
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, tertiary education, male in Poland?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Poland was 882,414 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 882,414 in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Poland ranks 64th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release