Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Poland
Poland: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 97,413 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Poland, 1993–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Poland stood at 97,413 number.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Poland peaked at 105,161 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 63,076 number, in 1993.
Poland ranks 25th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,332 number | 63,076 number | 80,565 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 97,219 number | 86,293 number | 105,161 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,130 number | 97,413 number | 102,827 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- 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 135,357 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Poland?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Poland was 97,413 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 105,161 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,076 number in 1993.
- How does Poland rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Poland ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.