Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland

Poland: Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
32nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2005
Years of data
21
1997–2019

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.811997200820191997: 0.911 % of labor force with high education in working age1998: 0.928 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.913 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.882 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.87 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.852 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.853 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.864 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.808 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.837 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.871 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.913 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.915 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.9 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.89 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.883 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.87 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.926 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.943 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.953 % of labor force with high education in working age2019: 0.938 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland is 0.9%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.

Poland ranks 32nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Poland, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1997 0.9%
1998 0.9% +1.9%
1999 0.9% -1.7%
2000 0.9% -3.3%
2001 0.9% -1.4%
2002 0.9% -2.1%
2003 0.9% +0.1%
2004 0.9% +1.3%
2005 0.8% -6.5%
2006 0.8% +3.6%
2007 0.9% +4.1%
2008 0.9% +4.8%
2009 0.9% +0.3%
2010 0.9% -1.7%
2011 0.9% -1.1%
2012 0.9% -0.8%
2013 0.9% -1.4%
2014 0.9% +6.4%
2015 0.9% +1.8%
2016 1.0% +1.1%
2019 0.9% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
How does Poland rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Poland ranks 32nd out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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