Years of schooling in Poland
Poland: Years of schooling was 13.21 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 192 countries
All-time high
13.21
in 2021
All-time low
9.67
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Poland, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 13.21 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Poland peaked at 13.21 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.67, in 1990.
That places Poland 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.67 | — |
| 1991 | 9.86 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 10.04 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 10.23 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 10.42 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 10.61 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 10.73 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.86 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.99 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.12 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.24 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.35 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.45 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.57 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 11.69 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.81 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.93 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.05 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 12.17 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.34 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.31 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.55 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.78 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 12.78 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.84 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.92 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 13 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.04 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.08 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.12 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.16 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 13.21 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.21 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.21 | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 13.21 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.39, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Poland's 13.21 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.34, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.45 | 9.67 | 11.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.76 | 11.24 | 12.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.84 | 12.31 | 13.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2 | 13.16 | 13.21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.55 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.91 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Poland?
- Years of schooling in Poland was 13.21 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.67 in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for years of schooling?
- Poland ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).