Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Poland
Poland: Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 45 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
56.6%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Poland, 1998–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Poland stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Poland peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1998.
Poland ranks 1st of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.6% | — |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 58.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.0% | 56.6% | 57.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 58.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 76.3% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
More population data for Poland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6386 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 63.15 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 624,863 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.8441 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Poland?
- Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Poland was 100.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1998.
- How does Poland rank for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Poland ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level, by sex - as % of the population of the corresponding age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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