Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Poland

Poland: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 55,694 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
55,694 number
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
60th
of 136 countries
All-time high
273,232 number
in 2000
All-time low
55,694 number
in 2018
Years of data
18
1999–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Poland, 1999–2018

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1999200820181999: 249.9k number2000: 273.2k number2001: 228.1k number2002: 219.2k number2003: 217.3k number2004: 259.2k number2005: 209.2k number2006: 206.1k number2007: 207.4k number2008: 210.6k number2009: 211.2k number2010: 208.0k number2011: 207.4k number2012: 185.7k number2013: 146.7k number2014: 133.4k number2017: 78.0k number2018: 55.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Poland recorded 55,694 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Poland peaked at 273,232 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55,694 number, in 2018.

That places Poland 60th out of 136 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Poland, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 249,907 number
2000 273,232 number +9.3%
2001 228,060 number -16.5%
2002 219,153 number -3.9%
2003 217,280 number -0.9%
2004 259,227 number +19.3%
2005 209,237 number -19.3%
2006 206,063 number -1.5%
2007 207,437 number +0.7%
2008 210,570 number +1.5%
2009 211,197 number +0.3%
2010 207,951 number -1.5%
2011 207,365 number -0.3%
2012 185,696 number -10.4%
2013 146,711 number -21.0%
2014 133,400 number -9.1%
2017 77,994 number -41.5%
2018 55,694 number -28.6%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 55,694 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,214 number, 6.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 55,694 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,543 number, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 249,907 number 249,907 number 249,907 number 1
2000s 224,146 number 206,063 number 273,232 number 10
2010s 144,973 number 55,694 number 207,951 number 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 57 Korea 61,507 number compare
  2. 58 Puerto Rico 58,885 number compare
  3. 59 Djibouti 58,868 number compare
  4. 61 Bulgaria 50,081 number compare
  5. 62 Jamaica 49,735 number compare
  6. 63 Australia 47,903 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Poland?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Poland was 55,694 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 273,232 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 55,694 number in 2018.
How does Poland rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Poland ranks 60th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/