Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland
Poland: Employment by educational attainment level - annual data was 97 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland stood at 97 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland peaked at 215 Thousand persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 97 Thousand persons, in 2016.
That places Poland 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 201 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 215 Thousand persons | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 180 Thousand persons | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 158 Thousand persons | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 168 Thousand persons | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 165 Thousand persons | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 162 Thousand persons | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 174 Thousand persons | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 166 Thousand persons | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 153 Thousand persons | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 146 Thousand persons | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 137 Thousand persons | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 134 Thousand persons | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 122 Thousand persons | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 108 Thousand persons | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 104 Thousand persons | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 97 Thousand persons | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 110 Thousand persons | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 98 Thousand persons | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 109 Thousand persons | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 97 Thousand persons | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 174.2 Thousand persons | 153 Thousand persons | 215 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.5 Thousand persons | 97 Thousand persons | 146 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 Thousand persons | 97 Thousand persons | 97 Thousand persons | 1 |
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- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland?
- Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Poland was 97 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 215 Thousand persons in 2001.
- What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 Thousand persons in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for employment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is employment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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