Duration of primary education rose 0% to 4.00 years in Poland in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, duration of primary education in Poland reached an all time high of 6.00 years in 1997 and an all time low of 4.00 years in 2022. When compared to Poland's main peers, duration of primary education in Czechia amounted to 5.00 years, 4.00 years in Germany, 4.00 years in Russia and 4.00 years in Ukraine in 2023.
Poland has been ranked 172nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of duration of primary education, 100 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Duration of Primary Education (years) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Austria | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
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