Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland
Poland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.16 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.16 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.24 GPIA
in 1995
All-time low
1.11 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
39
1972–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland stood at 1.16 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.11 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Poland 3rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.17 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.22 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.15 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 1 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1.14 GPIA compare
- 1 Suriname 1.25 GPIA compare
- 2 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Italy 1.2 GPIA compare
- 2 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
- 4 Norway 1.14 GPIA compare
- 5 Switzerland 1.13 GPIA compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 1.13 GPIA compare
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland was 1.16 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Poland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release