Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland
Poland: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 141,953 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland stood at 141,953 number.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland peaked at 188,276 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 123,976 number, in 1998.
Poland ranks 22nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 123,976 number | — |
| 2000 | 184,987 number | +49.2% |
| 2001 | 188,276 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 146,372 number | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 164,552 number | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 159,800 number | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 160,258 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 161,065 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 162,872 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 161,390 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 169,448 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 166,734 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 160,311 number | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 150,705 number | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 146,355 number | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 141,912 number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 139,352 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 141,953 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123,976 number | 123,976 number | 123,976 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 166,023 number | 146,372 number | 188,276 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 153,129 number | 139,352 number | 169,448 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Poland was 141,953 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 188,276 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,976 number in 1998.
- How does Poland rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Poland ranks 22nd out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.