Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Poland

Poland: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and was 13.63 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
13.63
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
6th
of 89 countries
All-time high
13.63
in 2016
All-time low
11.75
in 2005
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Poland, 2005–2016

0510152005201020162005: 11.82006: 11.92007: 122008: 12.12009: 12.12010: 12.22011: 12.32012: 12.32013: 12.42014: 13.32015: 13.42016: 13.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Poland stood at 13.63. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Poland peaked at 13.63 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.75, in 2005.

Poland ranks 6th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above in Poland, 2005 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2005 11.75
2006 11.88 +1.0%
2007 11.95 +0.7%
2008 12.07 +1.0%
2009 12.12 +0.4%
2010 12.23 +0.9%
2011 12.3 +0.6%
2012 12.34 +0.4%
2013 12.45 +0.9%
2014 13.28 +6.7%
2015 13.38 +0.7%
2016 13.63 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.95 11.75 12.12 5
2010s 12.8 12.23 13.63 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 Denmark 14.1 compare
  2. 4 Republic of Korea 14.04 compare
  3. 5 Finland 13.68 compare
  4. 7 Georgia 13.58 compare
  5. 8 Lithuania 13.58 compare
  6. 9 United States of America 13.52 compare

See the full ranking of 89 places →

More reference data data for Poland

All data for Poland →

Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Poland?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Poland was 13.63 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 13.63 in 2016.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 11.75 in 2005.
How does Poland rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and?
Poland ranks 6th out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Poland. Statizoid. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-25-and-above/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-25-and-above/poland/">Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Poland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,218 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed