Poland: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Poland's secondary education, teachers, female fell 0.9% on 2024 (from 233,146 to 230,981).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +1% and a typical year strayed about 8.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 27.1% in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.6% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 7,758 a year. A straight line explains 64% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Poland in the 2025 ranking

• India — 1st of 9: 3.61 million
• Indonesia — 2nd of 9: 841,094
• Uzbekistan — 3rd of 9: 289,051
• Thailand — 5th of 9: 160,034
• Nepal — 6th of 9: 33,511
• Burundi — 7th of 9: 7,258

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 23 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Albania — 16,308 (2024)
• Andorra — 389 (2024)
• Armenia — 20,029 (2024)
• Austria — 48,483 (2024)
• Belarus — 58,138 (2024)
• Belgium — 88,129 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 17,594 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 33,757 (2024)
• Croatia — 37,974 (2023)
• Cyprus — 5,479 (2023)
• Denmark

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

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Questions people ask

What is Poland's secondary education, teachers, female?

230,981 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 16.7% from 197,935 in 2001 (0.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 233,146 in 2024 and the lowest 158,525 in 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers, female unusual for Poland?

In 2025, Poland's secondary education, teachers, female fell 0.9% on 2024 (from 233,146 to 230,981). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +1% and a typical year strayed about 8.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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