Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Poland

Poland: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 2.1% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
2.1%
Change on year
down 23.7%
World rank
94th
of 149 countries
All-time high
6.4%
in 2009
All-time low
2.1%
in 2018
Years of data
18
1999–2018

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

234561999200820181999: 2.4 %2000: 2.7 %2001: 3.5 %2002: 4.2 %2003: 4.6 %2004: 4.8 %2005: 5.1 %2006: 5.4 %2007: 5.9 %2008: 6.3 %2009: 6.4 %2010: 6 %2011: 5.9 %2012: 5 %2013: 4.5 %2014: 4.2 %2017: 2.8 %2018: 2.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Poland stood at 2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Poland peaked at 6.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.

That places Poland 94th out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Poland, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 2.4%
2000 2.7% +14.9%
2001 3.5% +29.1%
2002 4.2% +18.6%
2003 4.6% +10.8%
2004 4.8% +4.0%
2005 5.1% +6.2%
2006 5.4% +5.7%
2007 5.9% +10.3%
2008 6.3% +6.6%
2009 6.4% +0.6%
2010 6.0% -6.5%
2011 5.9% -0.9%
2012 5.0% -14.5%
2013 4.5% -11.5%
2014 4.2% -6.6%
2017 2.8% -33.0%
2018 2.1% -23.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 1
2000s 4.9% 2.7% 6.4% 10
2010s 4.4% 2.1% 6.0% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Poland?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Poland was 2.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
How does Poland rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Poland ranks 94th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/