Education and Employment in Poland by Educational Attainment

Key Insights:

• Higher Education Drives Employment: Employment rates increase significantly with educational attainment – tertiary education (ED5-8) shows rates of 31.3-32.8%, while lower education (ED0-2) shows only 5.2-5.7%.
• Stable Year-over-Year Trends: Employment rates remained relatively stable between 2023 and 2024, with slight improvements in tertiary education and slight decline in lower education categories.
• Upper Secondary Plus Shows Strong Performance: The ED3-8 category (upper secondary and above) demonstrates consistently high employment rates above 93% across age groups.
• Age Impact: Prime working age (25-64) shows optimal employment rates, with significant decline in older age brackets (55-74), particularly for tertiary education dropping to 16.2-17.0%.

Legend Description:

Educational Levels:

• ● ED0-2: Pre-primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2)
• ● ED3-8: Upper secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education (levels 3-8)
• ● ED5-8: Tertiary education (levels 5-8)

Values represent employment rates as percentages of the total population in each educational category.