Labor force with advanced education, male in Poland
Poland: Labor force with advanced education, male was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, male in Poland, 1997–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Poland recorded 85.0% for labor force with advanced education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Poland peaked at 85.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2005.
That places Poland 44th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 82.9% | — |
| 1998 | 81.8% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 79.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 81.8% | 82.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 79.8% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 82.8% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 83.6% | 85.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Poland?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Poland was 85.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2005.
- How does Poland rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Poland ranks 44th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).