School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Poland
Poland: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.11 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
25th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
1.06 GPIA
in 2003
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Poland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Poland stood at 1.11 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Poland peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPIA, in 2003.
Poland ranks 25th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 22 Belgium 1.11 GPIA compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.11 GPIA compare
- 24 Honduras 1.11 GPIA compare
- 26 United States 1.11 GPIA compare
- 27 Cyprus 1.1 GPIA compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 1.1 GPIA compare
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Poland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Poland was 1.11 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Poland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Poland ranks 25th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release