School life expectancy, primary, male in Poland
Poland: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.22 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.22 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Poland peaked at 6.45 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.37 years, in 2020.
Poland ranks 184th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 5.9 years | 6.05 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.98 years | 5.7 years | 6.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 years | 3.37 years | 4.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 181 United Arab Emirates 4.36 years compare
- 182 Romania 4.27 years compare
- 183 Pakistan 4.26 years compare
- 185 Azerbaijan 4.2 years compare
- 186 Türkiye 4.15 years compare
- 187 Slovak Republic 4.14 years compare
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 135,357 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Poland?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Poland was 4.22 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.37 years in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Poland ranks 184th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release