Tertiary education participation in Poland
Poland: Tertiary education participation was 2,007 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
2,007
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
2,166
in 2008
All-time low
1,191
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education participation in Poland, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, tertiary education participation in Poland stood at 2,007.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Poland peaked at 2,166 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,191, in 1998.
That places Poland 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,295 | 1,191 | 1,399 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,002 | 1,580 | 2,166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,079 | 2,007 | 2,149 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.3 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in Poland?
- Tertiary education participation in Poland was 2,007 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,166 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,191 in 1998.
- How does Poland rank for tertiary education participation?
- Poland ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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