Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland
Poland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 64.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland stood at 64.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland peaked at 71.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1995.
That places Poland 200th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 51.2% | — |
| 1973 | 49.5% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 48.0% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 46.6% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 45.3% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.6% | 48.0% | 51.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 45.3% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 49.6% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 64.6% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 64.0% | 69.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,190 (2024)
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 64.0% 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 71.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1995.
- How does Poland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Poland ranks 200th out of 217 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 down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release