Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Poland
Poland: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0089 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.0089 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.009 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.006 units per person, in 2018.
That places Poland 32nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0079 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0072 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0076 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.008 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0077 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.007 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.006 units per person | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 units per person | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0089 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.009 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0089 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0089 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.008 units per person, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +26.6% | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0086 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 29 Turkey 0.0092 units per person compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 0.0091 units per person compare
- 31 Bhutan 0.0089 units per person compare
- 33 Tajikistan 0.0087 units per person compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0086 units per person compare
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0086 units per person compare
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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Poland?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Poland was 0.0089 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.009 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 units per person in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Poland ranks 32nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.