Education in Poland

187 indicators covering education for Poland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 16.3% 2025 up 26.4% 34th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 16.3% 2025 up 26.4% 34th
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship 4.0% 2025 down 24.5% 37th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 21.3% 2025 down 30.4% 10th
Share of new entrants to and first-time graduates at tertiary 0.1031 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 — 5th
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 15,398 Persons 2024 down 12.7% 2nd
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of new entrants to and first-time graduates at tertiary 0.0565 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 — 6th
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 1.97 Percentage of students 2023 up 47.8% 7th
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational 13.9% 2025 down 32.2% 30th
Share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes 12.64 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 down 19.4% 3rd
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 0.5% 2025 down 37.5% 21st
Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 0.8% 2025 down 57.9% 33rd
Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and educational 2,396 Thousand persons 2025 down 22.2% 8th
Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational 4.0% 2025 down 14.9% 30th
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 14.2% 2025 down 31.1% 36th
Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent 4.06 Percentage of GDP per capita 2023 up 69.4% 1st
First permits issued for education reasons by reason, length of 21,974 Person 2025 down 44.1% 8th
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and educational 5.1% 2025 down 71.8% 37th
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and 3.9% 2025 down 74.2% 39th
Deaths by age, sex and educational attainment level 408,504 Number 2024 up 8.5% 6th
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational 198,219 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 89.9% 13th
Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) 5.1% 2025 down 79.4% 30th
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 1.90 million Number 2024 up 27.7% 8th
Regional disparities in the rate of early leavers from education and 42.0% 2019 up 39.5% 6th
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) 48.1% 2025 up 1.5% 12th
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction 38.1% 2025 up 78.9% 13th
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and 70.2% 2025 down 23.8% 10th
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age 1.60 million Number 2024 down 25.7% 8th
Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme 1.90 million Number 2024 up 27.7% 8th
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational 2.1% 2025 down 70.4% 32nd
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 1.42 million Number 2024 up 23.6% 8th
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 1.40 million Number 2024 down 20.7% 8th
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and 70.2% 2025 down 23.8% 9th
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex, type of institution and 1.60 million Number 2024 down 25.7% 8th
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 1.42 million Number 2024 up 23.6% 8th
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 1.40 million Number 2024 down 20.7% 8th
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 1.40 million Number 2024 down 20.7% 8th
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme 1.90 million Number 2024 up 27.7% 8th
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age 518,456 Number 2024 up 39.2% 7th
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, degree of 1.8% 2025 down 58.1% 33rd
Persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by 12.6% 2025 down 16.6% 19th
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 0.6% 2025 down 85.4% 30th
Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 8.6% 2025 down 52.2% 17th
Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex and age 1.51 million Number 2024 up 16.6% 7th
Distribution of students enrolled at tertiary education levels by sex 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational 1.3% 2025 down 83.8% 36th
Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and 95,120 Number 2024 up 174.4% 10th
Distribution of mobile students from abroad enrolled at education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex, type of 1.51 million Number 2024 up 16.6% 7th
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex 337,243 Number 2024 down 15.8% 6th
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied 1.67 million Number 2024 down 22.9% 5th
Graduates in tertiary education by education level - women per 100 men 190.3 Rate 2024 down 1.1% 4th
Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by educational 13.28 million Number 2024 up 11.6% 6th
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education 1.1 Number 2024 up 10.0% 8th
Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups 0.2% 2024 — 32nd
Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and 0 Number 2024 — 4th
Share of mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex 0.0% 2024 — 1st
Enterprises that provided training to develop/upgrade ICT skills of 16.2% 2024 up 275.4% 1st
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages 4.84 million Number 2024 up 2.6% 5th