School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Poland
Poland: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9864 GPI in 2020. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Poland, 1972–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.9864 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Poland peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9618 GPI, in 2003.
That places Poland 134th out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.04 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 1.04 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.03 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9998 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9941 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9856 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9791 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9723 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9618 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9939 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9868 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9897 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9948 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9965 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9943 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9936 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9643 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9619 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9632 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9669 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9675 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9717 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.971 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9864 GPI | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9941 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9873 GPI | 0.9618 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9744 GPI | 0.9619 GPI | 0.9943 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9864 GPI | 0.9864 GPI | 0.9864 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 131 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9895 GPI compare
- 132 North Macedonia 0.9872 GPI compare
- 133 Nepal 0.9872 GPI compare
- 135 Italy 0.9853 GPI compare
- 136 Belarus 0.9849 GPI compare
- 137 Azerbaijan 0.9835 GPI compare
More education data for Poland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Poland?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Poland was 0.9864 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1989.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9618 GPI in 2003.
- How does Poland rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Poland ranks 134th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.