Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Poland
Poland: Children in formal: % over the population of each age group was 79 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland is 79, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland peaked at 96.7 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79, in 2025.
Poland ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 96.7 | — |
| 2012 | 94.3 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 95.3 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.4 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.6 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.2 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 88.4 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 89.2 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.9 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.9 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.8 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 84.2 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 87.4 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 85 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 79 | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.78 | 88.4 | 96.7 | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.55 | 79 | 88.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 4 Czechia 92.1 compare
- 5 Romania 88.9 compare
- 6 Montenegro 83.2 compare
- 7 Poland 79 compare
- 9 Hungary 78.9 compare
- 10 North Macedonia 78 compare
- 10 North Macedonia 78 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland was 79 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7 in 2011.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Poland ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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