Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland
Poland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.6586 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6586 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
126th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.7807 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
0.5989 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
39
1972–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.6586 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland peaked at 0.7807 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5989 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Poland 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7807 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.7723 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7674 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7776 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7727 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7634 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7447 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.735 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7342 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7327 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7366 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7365 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7357 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.739 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7337 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7288 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7221 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6903 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6942 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6247 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5989 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6014 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6098 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6215 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6314 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6429 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.648 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6495 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6623 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6855 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6875 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6795 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6691 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6626 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6459 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6499 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6511 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6587 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6586 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7735 GPIA | 0.7674 GPIA | 0.7807 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.7776 GPIA | 0.7776 GPIA | 0.7776 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7431 GPIA | 0.7327 GPIA | 0.7727 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6625 GPIA | 0.5989 GPIA | 0.7337 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6618 GPIA | 0.6314 GPIA | 0.6875 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6528 GPIA | 0.6459 GPIA | 0.6587 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland was 0.6586 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7807 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5989 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Poland ranks 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release