Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Poland
Poland: Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship was 56.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Poland, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 56.2 for employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Poland peaked at 56.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2003.
Poland ranks 26th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 51.2 | — |
| 1998 | 51.4 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 49.6 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 47.5 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 46.4 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 44.6 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 44 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.2 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 46.5 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 48.5 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 50.4 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 50.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.2 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51.2 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 51.9 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 52.8 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 53.7 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.2 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 54.6 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 54.7 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.7 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 56.3 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 56.5 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 56.3 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 56.2 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.73 | 49.6 | 51.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.75 | 44 | 50.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9 | 50 | 54.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.95 | 54.7 | 56.5 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Poland?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship in Poland was 56.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2003.
- How does Poland rank for employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship?
- Poland ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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