Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland
Poland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 41.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 41.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland peaked at 57.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2006.
That places Poland 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.2% | — |
| 1999 | 55.8% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5% | 55.8% | 57.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 33.4% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 37.9% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.1% | 42.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,904 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,453 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 840,254 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.16 % change on previous year (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 41.1% 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 57.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Poland ranks 30th out of 168 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 6.0%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release