School age population, upper secondary education, female in Poland
Poland: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 507,471 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
507,471 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
59th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.41 million number
in 1974
All-time low
507,471 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Poland is 507,471 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Poland peaked at 1.41 million number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 507,471 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, female in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 991,791 number | — |
| 1971 | 1.37 million number | +37.9% |
| 1972 | 1.39 million number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.40 million number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.41 million number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.40 million number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.37 million number | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.31 million number | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 957,709 number | -26.9% |
| 1979 | 1.17 million number | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 1.10 million number | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.06 million number | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.02 million number | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.00 million number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 988,297 number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 983,292 number | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 989,755 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 763,279 number | -24.2% |
| 1989 | 1.06 million number | +39.5% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.13 million number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.16 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.21 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.29 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.31 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.31 million number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 975,785 number | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 947,356 number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 912,965 number | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 878,751 number | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 848,479 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 823,727 number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 803,525 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 784,487 number | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 763,156 number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 737,947 number | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 707,734 number | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 674,886 number | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 642,086 number | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 611,441 number | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 583,567 number | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 560,812 number | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 540,796 number | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 522,042 number | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 507,471 number | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.28 million number | 957,709 number | 1.41 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 998,364 number | 763,279 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 960,672 number | 784,487 number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 634,447 number | 522,042 number | 763,156 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 507,471 number | 507,471 number | 507,471 number | 1 |
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- 56 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 561,892 number compare
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- 60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 506,025 number compare
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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, female in Poland?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Poland was 507,471 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 507,471 number in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Poland ranks 59th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.