Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Poland
Poland: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Poland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 13.8% for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Poland peaked at 14.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2020.
Poland ranks 12th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.5% | — |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 13.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Poland?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Poland was 13.8% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Poland ranks 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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