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Secondary education, duration in Poland

Poland: Secondary education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
8 years
in 2020
All-time low
6 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025

Secondary education, duration in Poland, 1970–2025

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Poland recorded 8 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Poland peaked at 8 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.

Poland ranks 3rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6 years 6 years 6 years 10
1980s 6 years 6 years 6 years 10
1990s 6 years 6 years 6 years 10
2000s 6 years 6 years 6 years 10
2010s 6 years 6 years 6 years 10
2020s 8 years 8 years 8 years 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Germany 9 years compare
  2. 1 Slovakia 9 years compare
  3. 3 Armenia 8 years compare
  4. 3 Austria 8 years compare
  5. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 years compare
  6. 3 Bulgaria 8 years compare
  7. 3 Croatia 8 years compare
  8. 3 Czechia 8 years compare
  9. 3 Hungary 8 years compare
  10. 3 Italy 8 years compare
  11. 3 Lithuania 8 years compare
  12. 3 Moldova 8 years compare
  13. 3 Montenegro 8 years compare
  14. 3 North Macedonia 8 years compare
  15. 3 Oman 8 years compare
  16. 3 Romania 8 years compare
  17. 3 San Marino 8 years compare
  18. 3 Serbia 8 years compare
  19. 3 Somalia 8 years compare
  20. 3 Sri Lanka 8 years compare
  21. 3 Turkey 8 years compare
  22. 3 Turkmenistan 8 years compare
  23. 3 United Arab Emirates 8 years compare
  24. 3 Palestine 8 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, duration in Poland?
Secondary education, duration in Poland was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2020.
What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
How does Poland rank for secondary education, duration?
Poland ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
255 places, 13,986 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.