Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Poland
Poland: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 86,459 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Poland, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Poland is 86,459 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Poland peaked at 136,545 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 86,459 number, in 2018.
Poland ranks 31st of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 112,697 number | — |
| 2003 | 129,595 number | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 131,477 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 129,524 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 127,167 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 118,343 number | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 114,097 number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 111,978 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 136,545 number | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 134,747 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 131,063 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 128,508 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 127,126 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 125,865 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 125,264 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 86,459 number | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123,271 number | 112,697 number | 131,477 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 123,062 number | 86,459 number | 136,545 number | 9 |
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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 teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Poland?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Poland was 86,459 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 136,545 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,459 number in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.