Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland
Poland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 23.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland is 23.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland peaked at 40.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2006.
Poland ranks 34th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 38.1% | — |
| 1973 | 39.0% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 40.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 40.0% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 38.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 37.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.0% | 38.1% | 39.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 37.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 17.5% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 22.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 19.9% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- 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)
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 23.7% 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 40.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 213 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 up 6.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release