Secondary school starting age rose 0% to 11.0 years in Poland in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, secondary school starting age in Poland reached an all time high of 13.0 years in 1997 and an all time low of 11.0 years in 2022. When compared to Poland's main peers, secondary school starting age in Czechia amounted to 11.0 years, 10.0 years in Germany, 11.0 years in Russia and 10.0 years in Ukraine in 2023.
Poland has been ranked 157th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of secondary school starting age, 145 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Secondary School Starting Age | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Austria | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | years | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | years | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
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