Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Poland

Poland: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 35,200 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
35,200 number
Change on year
down 26.1%
World rank
57th
of 148 countries
All-time high
132,947 number
in 2008
All-time low
35,200 number
in 2018
Years of data
18
1999–2018

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

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k140.0k1999200820181999: 57.6k number2000: 51.3k number2001: 81.5k number2002: 108.9k number2003: 117.1k number2004: 118.1k number2005: 120.5k number2006: 123.4k number2007: 130.2k number2008: 132.9k number2009: 127.8k number2010: 114.6k number2011: 109.2k number2012: 88.1k number2013: 75.3k number2014: 69.1k number2017: 47.7k number2018: 35.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Poland recorded 35,200 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Poland peaked at 132,947 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35,200 number, in 2018.

That places Poland 57th out of 148 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Poland, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 57,575 number
2000 51,264 number -11.0%
2001 81,490 number +59.0%
2002 108,893 number +33.6%
2003 117,088 number +7.5%
2004 118,126 number +0.9%
2005 120,488 number +2.0%
2006 123,363 number +2.4%
2007 130,213 number +5.6%
2008 132,947 number +2.1%
2009 127,814 number -3.9%
2010 114,583 number -10.4%
2011 109,201 number -4.7%
2012 88,109 number -19.3%
2013 75,261 number -14.6%
2014 69,088 number -8.2%
2017 47,651 number -31.0%
2018 35,200 number -26.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57,575 number 57,575 number 57,575 number 1
2000s 111,169 number 51,264 number 132,947 number 10
2010s 77,013 number 35,200 number 114,583 number 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 54 Djibouti 39,521 number compare
  2. 55 Bulgaria 37,789 number compare
  3. 56 Jamaica 37,222 number compare
  4. 58 Azerbaijan 34,563 number compare
  5. 59 Korea 32,438 number compare
  6. 60 Peru 28,513 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Poland?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Poland was 35,200 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 132,947 number in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 35,200 number in 2018.
How does Poland rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Poland ranks 57th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/