Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Poland
Poland: Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age was 13.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Poland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 13.8 for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of 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 - % of total population of in Poland peaked at 14.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.4, in 2020.
That places Poland 13th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.7 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.4 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 12.7 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 13 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 13.2 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 13.8 | +4.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 13.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.35, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Poland's 13.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.7, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.54 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.02 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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)
- Population growth rate -1.04 (2100)
- Population density 63.15 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 624,863 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.04 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1914 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Poland?
- Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Poland was 13.8 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 in 2013.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of?
- Poland ranks 13th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of 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 - % of total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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