Poland — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Poland, 1991–2022.
Education spending for Poland was 4.31% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1991 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 6.23% in 1996. The lowest was 3.89% in 1991 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.33% per year.
Poland ranks 82 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 48%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Poland sits below it. It peaked in 1996 and has fallen 31% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 11%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 27 of 45 economies; Czechia (4.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 44% in 1996. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 28th of 53 in 1991 → 34th of 116 in 2000 → 42nd of 130 in 2010 → 65th of 157 in 2020 → 70th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 4.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 4.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 4.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.63% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.79% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 4.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 4.83% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 5.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 4.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 5.02% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 4.86% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 5.19% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 5.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 5.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 5.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 5.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 5.29% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 4.96% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 4.57% | -0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 4.93% | -1.3 pp |
| 1996 | 6.23% | +1.9 pp |
| 1995 | 4.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 4.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 4.19% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 3.89% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Poland’s Education spending in 1992?
4.19% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Poland’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +10.9% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 4.31%; 2021: 4.62%; 2020: 4.8%; 2019: 4.63%; 2018: 4.56%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.