Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Poland
Poland: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 59.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Poland, 1997–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Poland recorded 59.0% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Poland peaked at 71.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2020.
Poland ranks 94th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 71.1% | — |
| 1998 | 70.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 70.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.9% | 70.7% | 71.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 62.1% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 57.9% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 57.4% | 60.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Poland?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Poland was 59.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Poland ranks 94th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).