Education in Poland

3,330 indicators covering education for Poland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 4 2025 unchanged 1st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th
End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 155.1% 95th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 974,822 2024 up 25.4% 25th
Tertiary education, academic staff 47.3% 2025 up 6.6% 70th
Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd
End month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 56th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 4,072 2024 down 70.9% 76th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1 modelled data 2025 unchanged 70th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1.4% 2017 up 87.4% 98th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 2.2% 2017 up 70.9% 91st
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.1% 2023 up 40.6% 135th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 89.2% 2024 down 11.6% 136th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 2.2% 155th
Persistence to grade 5, female 99.4% 2018 up 1.4% 22nd
Persistence to grade 5, male 99.7% 2018 up 1.8% 11th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 97.1% 2024 down 2.9% 122nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 87.7% 2024 down 11.4% 139th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 90.6% 2024 down 11.7% 130th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9672 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 156th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.3% 2023 up 55.9% 141st
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 4.2% 162nd
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 1.5% 2023 up 54.9% 178th
School enrollment, secondary 94.1% 2017 up 2.1% 26th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 7.81 years 2024 down 12.8% 165th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 96.2% 2024 down 3.2% 133rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.983 GPIA 2024 down 0.6% 146th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 97.9% 2024 down 2.6% 119th
Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 810 2019 down 45.5% 76th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 1,708 2019 down 58.4% 70th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 1.52 million 2024 down 8.8% 55th
School age population, early childhood education, female 739,744 2024 down 9.0% 55th
School age population, early childhood education, male 781,186 2024 down 8.6% 55th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 4,895 2024 down 58.0% 67th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 127.9% 2024 up 8.1% 15th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 21,902 2024 down 32.7% 60th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 7.87 years 2024 down 12.5% 164th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 7.74 years 2024 down 13.1% 169th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9841 GPIA 2024 down 0.6% 142nd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 1.0% 2023 up 15.7% 116th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 28.1% 2018 up 7.5% 25th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 52.1% 2018 up 6.0% 25th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 128.0% 2024 up 10.3% 16th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 up 4.1% 121st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 127.7% 2024 up 6.0% 12th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.1% 2015 up 433.6% 54th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 89th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.9% 2015 up 407.4% 50th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 1.1% 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 103.8% 2024 up 7.4% 22nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 0.8% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 7,603 2024 up 29.6% 44th
Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 47.5% 2024 down 6.6% 166th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.49 million number 2018 down 31.1% 33rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.0% 2015 up 422.4% 59th