Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 37.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Poland, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Poland stood at 37.0%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Poland peaked at 37.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1970.
Poland ranks 38th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 9.4% | 12.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 10.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 22.1% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 31.5% | 37.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 135,357 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 18.17 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Poland?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Poland was 37.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1970.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Poland ranks 38th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.