Poland's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.96 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 2.83% from 0.99 in 2010 (0.29% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.96 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.99 | 2010 |
| Highest | 1 | 2014 |
| Lowest | 0.95 | 1972 |
| Average since 2011 | 0.99 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 0.95 | 1972 |
Since 1972 it is up 1.55% from 0.95 in 1972. The World Bank has no value for 16 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2020, Poland's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.02 on 2019 (from 0.99 to 0.96).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2019), the average change was +0.00047 and a typical year strayed about 0.00449 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.00755 in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.02 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.00284 a year. A straight line explains 54% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, Poland had the 66th highest value of the 73 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 0.96 | 2020 |
| World | 0.98 | 2020 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 1 | 2020 |
| High income | 1 | 2020 |
Closest to Poland in the 2020 ranking
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 33 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.9637 |
| 2019 | 0.987 |
| 2018 | 0.9886 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0.9961 |
| 2010 |
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
More education data for Poland
- Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils — 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils — 1.6 million (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 93.87% (2020)
- Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) — 99.79% (2023)
- Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) — 1.06% (2017)
- Secondary education, general pupils
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Poland's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 0.96 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is up 1.55% from 0.95 in 1972. The highest value was 1 in 2014 and the lowest 0.95 in 1972.
- How does Poland rank?
- 66th highest of 73 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Poland?
- In 2020, Poland's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.02 on 2019 (from 0.99 to 0.96). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2019), the average change was +0.00047 and a typical year strayed about 0.00449 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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