School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Poland
Poland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.81 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Poland recorded 7.81 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Poland peaked at 9.47 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.71 years, in 2020.
Poland ranks 165th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Poland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.01 years | — |
| 2002 | 8.97 years | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 9.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 9 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.96 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.9 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.96 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.21 years | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.47 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 8.89 years | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 8.79 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.76 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.71 years | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 8 years | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 8.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.81 years | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.86 years | 8.01 years | 9.01 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 8.76 years | 9.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.92 years | 7.71 years | 8.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 162 Bahamas 7.89 years compare
- 163 British Virgin Islands 7.88 years compare
- 164 Puerto Rico 7.85 years compare
- 166 El Salvador 7.79 years compare
- 167 Kenya 7.79 years compare
- 168 Serbia 7.67 years compare
More education data for Poland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Poland?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Poland was 7.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.47 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 years in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Poland ranks 165th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release