School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Poland
Poland: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 1.6 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.6 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Poland peaked at 1.67 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.31 GPIA, in 2003.
Poland ranks 8th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.44 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.37 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.31 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.44 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.35 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.37 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.46 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.51 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.59 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.62 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.67 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.53 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.58 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.6 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.61 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.59 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.61 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.59 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.61 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6 GPIA | -0.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.6 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.6 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9559 GPIA, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.6 GPIA | 1.53 GPIA | 1.67 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 GPIA | 1.59 GPIA | 1.61 GPIA | 5 |
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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Poland?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Poland was 1.6 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Poland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release