Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Poland

Poland: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.3621 in 2017. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3621
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
33rd
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.5488
in 2001
All-time low
0.3621
in 2017
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Poland, 2001–2017

00.20.40.62001200920172001: 0.5492002: 0.5222003: 0.5122004: 0.4972005: 0.4962006: 0.4982007: 0.4832008: 0.3932009: 0.3892010: 0.3792011: 0.3722012: 0.382013: 0.3852014: 0.382015: 0.3862016: 0.3762017: 0.362

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.3621 for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Poland peaked at 0.5488 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3621, in 2017.

Poland ranks 33rd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.482 0.3893 0.5488 9
2010s 0.3775 0.3621 0.3859 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 30 Hungary 0.3801 compare
  2. 31 Pakistan 0.3794 compare
  3. 32 Finland 0.3756 compare
  4. 34 Panama 0.3525 compare
  5. 35 France 0.3518 compare
  6. 36 Italy 0.3517 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places β†’

More reference data data for Poland

All data for Poland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Poland?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Poland was 0.3621 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5488 in 2001.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3621 in 2017.
How does Poland rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Poland ranks 33rd out of 71 countries with data for 2017.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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