School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Poland

Poland: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 380,980 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
380,980 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
63rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
681,362 number
in 1989
All-time low
354,611 number
in 2010
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Poland, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Poland is 380,980 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Poland peaked at 681,362 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 354,611 number, in 2010.

Poland ranks 63rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 517,085 number 497,252 number 557,830 number 10
1980s 632,208 number 560,158 number 681,362 number 10
1990s 603,022 number 522,479 number 680,725 number 10
2000s 426,215 number 357,857 number 511,084 number 10
2010s 383,741 number 354,611 number 409,086 number 10
2020s 380,980 number 380,980 number 380,980 number 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 60 Guatemala 399,482 number compare
  2. 61 Kazakhstan 398,983 number compare
  3. 62 Canada 393,267 number compare
  4. 64 Guinea 374,179 number compare
  5. 65 Burundi 365,883 number compare
  6. 66 Cambodia 353,762 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Poland

All data for Poland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Poland?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Poland was 380,980 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 681,362 number in 1989.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 354,611 number in 2010.
How does Poland rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Poland ranks 63rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Poland. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/poland/">School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Poland</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/