Tertiary education, academic staff in Poland
Poland: Tertiary education, academic staff was 47.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Poland, 2006–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Poland is 47.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Poland peaked at 48.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2006.
That places Poland 70th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Poland, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 41.5% | — |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 47.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 41.5% | 42.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 43.1% | 44.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.3% | 48.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Poland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Poland?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Poland was 47.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Poland ranks 70th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.