Upper secondary completion in Poland

In Poland, 94.0% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.

Measure: Completion rate, upper secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2006 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Poland, 2021 94.0% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2020 +1.6percentage points 2020: 92.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 87.5% Middle value of 22 countries

Upper secondary completion in Poland over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, upper secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2006 to 2021
Period Poland
2021 94.0%
2020 92.4%
2019 92.8%
2018 92.7%
2017 92.4%
2016 92.4%
2015 92.7%
2014 92.0%
2013 91.4%
2012 91.1%
2011 91.4%
2010 92.3%
2009 92.4%
2008 92.8%
2007 93.1%
2006 93.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 92.4% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 91.4%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2021 for Poland
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org