School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Poland
Poland: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9841 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9841 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
142nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.9961 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9841 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.9841 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Poland peaked at 0.9961 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9841 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Poland 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.987 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9853 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9863 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9865 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9856 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9855 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9891 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9935 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9903 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9939 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9934 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9894 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9847 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.986 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9871 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9841 GPIA | -0.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.9841 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9982 GPIA, 99% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.9841 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.997 GPIA, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9865 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9861 GPIA | 0.9841 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Poland?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Poland was 0.9841 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9961 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9841 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Poland ranks 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release