School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Poland
Poland: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 524,939 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Poland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Poland is 524,939 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Poland peaked at 1.47 million number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 524,939 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, male (number) in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.42 million number | +38.2% |
| 1972 | 1.44 million number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.46 million number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.47 million number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.46 million number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.43 million number | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.37 million number | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.00 million number | -26.9% |
| 1979 | 1.22 million number | +21.6% |
| 1980 | 1.15 million number | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.10 million number | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.07 million number | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.04 million number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.03 million number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.03 million number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.04 million number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 797,459 number | -24.3% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million number | +39.4% |
| 1990 | 1.15 million number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.18 million number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.27 million number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.37 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.38 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.39 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.37 million number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million number | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 993,123 number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 957,080 number | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 921,718 number | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 890,810 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 865,379 number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 844,545 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 824,915 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 803,080 number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 777,463 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 744,180 number | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 708,349 number | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 672,899 number | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 639,745 number | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 609,674 number | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 584,249 number | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 561,775 number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 540,989 number | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 524,939 number | -3.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 524,939 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 65,564 number, 8.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Poland's 524,939 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 105,588 number, 5.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +39.4% | 797,459 number | 1.11 million number |
| 1971 | +38.2% | 1.03 million number | 1.42 million number |
| 1978 | -26.9% | 1.37 million number | 1.00 million number |
| 2002 | -25.5% | 1.37 million number | 1.02 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.33 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 million number | 797,459 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million number | 824,915 number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 664,240 number | 540,989 number | 803,080 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 524,939 number | 524,939 number | 524,939 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.91 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Poland?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Poland was 524,939 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 524,939 number in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Poland ranks 59th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.