School completion in Poland
Poland: School completion was 99.67 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.67
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
31st
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.67
in 2025
All-time low
99.55
in 1998
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Poland, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 99.67 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Poland peaked at 99.67 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 99.55, in 1998.
That places Poland 31st out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
School completion in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.57 | — |
| 1982 | 99.58 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.59 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.59 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.59 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.59 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.58 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.58 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.57 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.57 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.57 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.56 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.56 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.56 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.56 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.56 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.55 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.56 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.55 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.55 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.55 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.57 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.57 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.58 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.58 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.57 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.57 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.56 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.56 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.55 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.55 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.56 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.57 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.59 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.61 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.63 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.63 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.64 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.64 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.65 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.65 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.66 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.67 | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 99.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Poland's 99.67 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.63, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.59 | 99.57 | 99.6 | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.56 | 99.55 | 99.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.56 | 99.55 | 99.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.59 | 99.55 | 99.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.65 | 99.64 | 99.67 | 6 |
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 completion in Poland?
- School completion in Poland was 99.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.67 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.55 in 1998.
- How does Poland rank for school completion?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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