Poland: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Poland's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 1.9% on 2016 (from 697,988 to 684,955).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2016), the average change was −1.6% and a typical year strayed about 7.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 12.7% in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 25.8% in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 14,872 a year. A straight line explains 89% 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

In 2017, Poland had the 12th highest value of the 61 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.

Closest to Poland in the 2017 ranking

• France — 9th of 61: 1.08 million
• Brazil — 10th of 61: 956,632
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 11th of 61: 763,440
• Spain — 13th of 61: 621,174
• Netherlands — 14th of 61: 618,788
• Philippines — 15th of 61: 562,545

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 47 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 20,605 (2018)
• Andorra — 488 (2018)
• Armenia — 19,676 (2018)
• Austria — 238,161 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 152,777 (2018)
• Belarus — 82,592 (2018)
• Belgium — 524,924 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 94,557 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 141,163 (2017)
• Croatia — 132,833 (2017)
• Cyprus

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, vocational pupils?

684,955 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 48.61% from 1.33 million in 1971 (1.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.76 million in 1998 and the lowest 684,955 in 2017.

How does Poland rank?

12th highest of 61 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Poland?

In 2017, Poland's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 1.9% on 2016 (from 697,988 to 684,955). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2016), the average change was −1.6% and a typical year strayed about 7.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, 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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