Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Poland
Poland: Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) was 45,082 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Poland recorded 45,082 for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Poland peaked at 45,082 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21,292, in 2018.
Poland ranks 26th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29,458 | — |
| 2003 | 33,333 | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 35,074 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 34,413 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 32,962 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 30,352 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 29,482 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 28,636 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 35,638 | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 35,225 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 34,354 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 33,738 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 33,417 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 33,379 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 33,254 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 21,292 | -36.0% |
| 2019 | 29,161 | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 45,082 | +54.6% |
| 2021 | 44,715 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 44,645 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 43,235 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 42,024 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 45,082 | +7.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 45,082 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,868, 7.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Poland's 45,082 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,240, 5.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +54.6% | 29,161 | 45,082 |
| 2019 | +37.0% | 21,292 | 29,161 |
| 2018 | -36.0% | 33,254 | 21,292 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,153 | 29,458 | 35,074 | 7 |
| 2010s | 31,809 | 21,292 | 35,638 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,130 | 42,024 | 45,082 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 teachers in lower secondary education, male in Poland?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Poland was 45,082 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 45,082 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,292 in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- Poland ranks 26th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release