Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) in Poland
Poland: Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic 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 basic education.
Analysis
Poland recorded 49.4% for labor force with basic education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in Poland peaked at 56.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2014.
That places Poland 86th 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 basic education, male (% of male working-age) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 39.0% | — |
| 1998 | 37.9% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +108.0% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | -3.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 49.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.5%, 100% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Poland's 49.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.0%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +108.0% | 27.0% | 56.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 36.1% | 39.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 28.3% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 27.0% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 49.4% | 55.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More work & labour data for Poland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,799 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 9,591 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,786 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,544 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,330 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in Poland?
- Labor force with basic education, male in Poland was 49.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2014.
- How does Poland rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- Poland ranks 86th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. 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 basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).