Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland
Poland: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 33.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland, 1972–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 33.6% for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2017.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland peaked at 54.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2005.
Poland ranks 22nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 48.8% | — |
| 1973 | 50.5% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 52.0% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 53.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 51.9% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 50.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.4% | 48.8% | 52.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 50.6% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 28.9% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 33.3% | 35.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 19 Uzbekistan 34.6% compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34.1% compare
- 21 Luxembourg 33.7% compare
- 23 Slovakia 33.3% compare
- 24 Norway 32.9% compare
- 25 Bulgaria 32.6% compare
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 male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Poland was 33.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2005.
- How does Poland rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Poland ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.