Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Poland
Poland: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population was 87.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Poland, 1997–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Poland recorded 87.4% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Poland peaked at 87.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1997.
Poland ranks 15th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 67.3% | 69.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 70.7% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.8% | 84.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.4% | 87.8% | 2 |
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 upper secondary, population in Poland?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Poland was 87.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1997.
- How does Poland rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 142 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (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 upper secondary education.