Population of compulsory school age, male in Poland

Poland: Population of compulsory school age, male was 1.97 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.97 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
56th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.72 million number
in 2000
All-time low
1.89 million number
in 2015
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Population of compulsory school age, male in Poland, 2000–2020

01.0M2.0M3.0M2000201020202000: 2.7M number2001: 2.6M number2002: 2.6M number2003: 2.5M number2004: 2.4M number2005: 2.5M number2006: 2.4M number2007: 2.3M number2008: 2.3M number2009: 2.2M number2010: 2.1M number2011: 2.0M number2012: 2.0M number2013: 1.9M number2014: 1.9M number2015: 1.9M number2016: 1.9M number2017: 1.9M number2018: 1.9M number2019: 2.0M number2020: 2.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Poland is 1.97 million number, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Poland peaked at 2.72 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.89 million number, in 2015.

Poland ranks 56th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population of compulsory school age, male in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Poland, 2000 to 2020.
Year number Change
2000 2.72 million number —
2001 2.64 million number -2.9%
2002 2.56 million number -2.9%
2003 2.49 million number -3.1%
2004 2.41 million number -3.2%
2005 2.54 million number +5.4%
2006 2.44 million number -3.7%
2007 2.35 million number -3.9%
2008 2.26 million number -4.0%
2009 2.17 million number -3.9%
2010 2.09 million number -3.7%
2011 2.02 million number -3.3%
2012 1.95 million number -3.2%
2013 1.91 million number -2.1%
2014 1.89 million number -1.0%
2015 1.89 million number -0.0%
2016 1.90 million number +0.7%
2017 1.92 million number +0.9%
2018 1.94 million number +0.9%
2019 1.96 million number +0.9%
2020 1.97 million number +0.7%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 1.97 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 289,383 number, 6.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 1.97 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 468,863 number, 4.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.46 million number 2.17 million number 2.72 million number 10
2010s 1.95 million number 1.89 million number 2.09 million number 10
2020s 1.97 million number 1.97 million number 1.97 million number 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 53 Cameroon 2.10 million number compare
  2. 54 Malawi 2.07 million number compare
  3. 55 Canada 2.00 million number compare
  4. 57 Sri Lanka 1.90 million number compare
  5. 58 Zambia 1.76 million number compare
  6. 59 Madagascar 1.75 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Poland?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Poland was 1.97 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 2.72 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.89 million number in 2015.
How does Poland rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Poland ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.