Self-perceived Health by Education and Sex in Poland 2024

Key Insights from 2024 Data:

• Education-Health Gradient: Higher education levels strongly correlate with better self-perceived health. Tertiary educated individuals (ED5-8) report 80.4% good/very good health versus 69.2% for primary educated (ED0-2).
• Gender Differences: Men consistently report better health than women across all education levels, with tertiary educated men showing the highest positive health perception (81.8%).
• Tertiary Education Advantage: People with tertiary education show the lowest rates of poor health perception, with only 3.1% reporting bad/very bad health combined.
• Primary Education Challenges: Primary educated individuals show higher rates of poor health, with 12.4% reporting bad/very bad health, particularly among women (11.1%).

Legend: This chart shows the percentage distribution of self-perceived health levels across different education groups and genders in Poland for 2024. Education levels: ED0-2 (Primary/Lower secondary), ED3_4 (Upper secondary/Post-secondary), ED5-8 (Tertiary). Health levels range from Very Bad to Very Good, with VG_G representing the combined Very Good + Good categories.