School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland
Poland: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.03 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.03 million number
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
59th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.88 million number
in 1974
All-time low
1.03 million number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.03 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland peaked at 2.88 million number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million number, in 2020.
That places Poland 59th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.02 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.79 million number | +38.1% |
| 1972 | 2.83 million number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.86 million number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.88 million number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.86 million number | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 2.79 million number | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 2.68 million number | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.96 million number | -26.9% |
| 1979 | 2.38 million number | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 2.26 million number | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 2.16 million number | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 2.09 million number | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.05 million number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 2.02 million number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.01 million number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.02 million number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 2.06 million number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.56 million number | -24.3% |
| 1989 | 2.18 million number | +39.5% |
| 1990 | 2.24 million number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.31 million number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.37 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 2.43 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.48 million number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.53 million number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.59 million number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.67 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.70 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.71 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.68 million number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.00 million number | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 1.94 million number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million number | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million number | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.74 million number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.69 million number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million number | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million number | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.31 million number | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million number | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million number | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million number | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million number | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million number | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million number | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.60 million number | 1.96 million number | 2.88 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.04 million number | 1.56 million number | 2.26 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.49 million number | 2.24 million number | 2.70 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 million number | 1.61 million number | 2.71 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 56 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.15 million number compare
- 57 Chad 1.08 million number compare
- 58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.03 million number compare
- 60 Senegal 1.02 million number compare
- 61 South Sudan 1.00 million number compare
- 62 Peru 989,976 number compare
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland was 1.03 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 million number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Poland ranks 59th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.