Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland
Poland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 52.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
52.5%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
26th
of 168 countries
All-time high
67.6%
in 1998
All-time low
45.1%
in 2006
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland stood at 52.5%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland peaked at 67.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2006.
Poland ranks 26th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | 67.6% | — |
| 1999 | 66.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.8% | 66.0% | 67.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 45.1% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 48.7% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.5% | 54.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 557,268 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 52.5% 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 67.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Poland ranks 26th 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 6.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release