Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Poland
Poland: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 230,981 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Poland recorded 230,981 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Poland peaked at 233,146 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 158,525, in 2018.
That places Poland 19th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 197,935 | — |
| 2003 | 189,959 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 204,443 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 200,072 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 200,743 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 194,991 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 193,014 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 190,402 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 212,960 | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 209,979 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 202,765 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 193,861 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 189,453 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 185,705 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 183,490 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 158,525 | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 181,709 | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 230,981 | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 233,109 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 233,074 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 232,292 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 233,146 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 230,981 | -0.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 230,981 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,434, 10.8× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Poland's 230,981 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,184, 5.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, female (number) 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 | +27.1% | 181,709 | 230,981 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 197,308 | 189,959 | 204,443 | 7 |
| 2010s | 190,885 | 158,525 | 212,960 | 10 |
| 2020s | 232,264 | 230,981 | 233,146 | 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 secondary education, female in Poland?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Poland was 230,981 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 233,146 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,525 in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Poland ranks 19th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release