Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland

Poland: Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
86th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1997
All-time low
0.8%
in 2019
Years of data
21
1997–2019

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.811997200820191997: 0.937 % of population with high education1998: 0.932 % of population with high education1999: 0.933 % of population with high education2000: 0.89 % of population with high education2001: 0.888 % of population with high education2002: 0.886 % of population with high education2003: 0.897 % of population with high education2004: 0.887 % of population with high education2005: 0.908 % of population with high education2006: 0.906 % of population with high education2007: 0.904 % of population with high education2008: 0.904 % of population with high education2009: 0.899 % of population with high education2010: 0.895 % of population with high education2011: 0.889 % of population with high education2012: 0.882 % of population with high education2013: 0.869 % of population with high education2014: 0.902 % of population with high education2015: 0.889 % of population with high education2016: 0.891 % of population with high education2019: 0.817 % of population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.8% for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland peaked at 0.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.

That places Poland 86th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Poland, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of population with high education Change
1997 0.9%
1998 0.9% -0.5%
1999 0.9% +0.1%
2000 0.9% -4.7%
2001 0.9% -0.2%
2002 0.9% -0.3%
2003 0.9% +1.3%
2004 0.9% -1.2%
2005 0.9% +2.5%
2006 0.9% -0.2%
2007 0.9% -0.3%
2008 0.9% -0.0%
2009 0.9% -0.5%
2010 0.9% -0.4%
2011 0.9% -0.7%
2012 0.9% -0.8%
2013 0.9% -1.4%
2014 0.9% +3.8%
2015 0.9% -1.5%
2016 0.9% +0.3%
2019 0.8% -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 83 France 0.8% compare
  2. 84 Belarus 0.8% compare
  3. 85 Austria 0.8% compare
  4. 87 Armenia 0.8% compare
  5. 88 Moldova 0.8% compare
  6. 89 United States 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Poland was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
How does Poland rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Poland ranks 86th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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