Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Poland
Poland: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 58.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 58.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland peaked at 66.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1998.
Poland ranks 160th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.8% | — |
| 1999 | 44.2% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 58.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.7%, 78% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Poland's 58.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.8%, 92% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5% | 42.8% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 46.0% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 58.0% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.4% | 58.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland was 58.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 1998.
- How does Poland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Poland ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release