Secondary education, teachers in Poland
Poland: Secondary education, teachers was 71.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Poland recorded 71.5% for secondary education, teachers in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Poland peaked at 71.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2001.
That places Poland 34th out of 198 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 in Poland, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65.8% | — |
| 2003 | 68.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.9% | 65.8% | 69.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 69.3% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 71.2% | 71.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 31 Jamaica 71.9% compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 71.8% compare
- 33 Syrian Arab Republic 71.6% compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 71.5% compare
- 36 Philippines 71.5% compare
- 37 Croatia 71.3% compare
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Poland?
- Secondary education, teachers in Poland was 71.5% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2001.
- How does Poland rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.