Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Poland
Poland: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 77.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Poland, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 77.0% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Poland peaked at 85.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 14th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.5% | — |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 69.5% | 80.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.8% | 85.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Poland?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Poland was 77.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Poland ranks 14th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).