Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland
Poland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 63.4% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland stood at 63.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland peaked at 77.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2005.
Poland ranks 20th 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 | 77.6% | — |
| 1999 | 75.7% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 75.7% | 77.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 55.7% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 58.7% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 63.4% | 65.3% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Poland was 63.4% 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 77.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2005.
- How does Poland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Poland ranks 20th 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 8.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release