Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland
Poland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.38 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.38 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 183 countries
All-time high
1.48 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
1.31 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland stood at 1.38 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland peaked at 1.48 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.31 GPIA, in 2004.
Poland ranks 5th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.48 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.45 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.43 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.4 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.38 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.34 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.31 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.33 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.34 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.36 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.38 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.42 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.42 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.42 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.34 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.38 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.39 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.39 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.38 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.37 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (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 1.38 GPIA 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 1.48 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Poland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Poland ranks 5th out of 183 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 up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release