Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Poland
Poland: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 8.57 million in 2012. βΌ Falling
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Poland, 1998β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Poland stood at 8.57 million. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Poland peaked at 10.04 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.57 million, in 2012.
Poland ranks 6th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.91 million | 9.85 million | 9.97 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.63 million | 8.93 million | 10.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.65 million | 8.57 million | 8.76 million | 3 |
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More education data for Poland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Poland?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Poland was 8.57 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.04 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.57 million in 2012.
- How does Poland rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- Poland ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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