Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Poland
Poland: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Poland, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Poland is 1.01 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Poland peaked at 1.08 index in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.01 index, in 2025.
Poland ranks 98th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Poland, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.04 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.05 index | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.06 index | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.06 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.07 index | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.07 index | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.08 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.08 index | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.07 index | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.07 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 index | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.06 index | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.05 index | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 index | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.04 index | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.03 index | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.02 index | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.01 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.01 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.06 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1.02 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 95 Jordan 1.01 index compare
- 96 Sao Tome and Principe 1.01 index compare
- 97 North Macedonia 1.01 index compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.01 index compare
- 100 Turkey 1.01 index compare
- 101 Moldova 1.01 index compare
More gender data for Poland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,820 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 32,378 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 32,378 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1351 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 143,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 152,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 147,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 156,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 149,758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Poland?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Poland was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 1996.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Poland ranks 98th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.